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Mourners gather in St Peter’s Square following Pope Francis' death
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Live from St Peter’s Square on Monday, April 21, after the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88.
The pontiff passed away earlier today at his residence in Casa Santa Marta.
Just a day earlier, he was seen greeting crowds from a vehicle in St Peter’s Square during Easter Sunday celebrations; his first extended public appearance since being discharged after a 38-day hospitalisation for pneumonia in March
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936, he served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires before becoming the first Latin American and first Jesuit Pope.