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Pope Francis Deceased: Expressions of Grief From Austria
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. As the Vatican confirmed, the Holy Father succumbed to the consequences of a stroke. The world is mourning the loss of a head of the Church who championed social justice, interreligious dialogue, and a church of closeness like no other. Many voices of grief and condolences have also been heard from Austria.
Pope Francis' legacy lives on - in a church that is seeking to redefine itself and in a world that needs his call for mercy, justice, and dialog more urgently than ever. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Tânia Rêgo/ABr, Attribution 3.0 Brazil, CC BY 3.0 BR Deed (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/deed.en)
In a moving statement, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn praised Francis as a Pope who stood “for the dignity of all people.” With the words “todos, todos, todos,” Francis made it clear that no one was excluded—regardless of origin, faith, or sexual orientation. Even the day before his death, he had called for peace and disarmament in his Easter message.
His death on an…
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