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Pope Francis has died aged 88

21 April 2025

7:32 PM

21 April 2025

7:32 PM

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has died aged 88.

The Pope had been seriously ill in hospital for around five weeks with bronchitis and later pneumonia before making appearances over the Easter holiday period.

In Sydney, St Mary’s Cathedral rang its bells 88 times in his memory.


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