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Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope and a transformative figure for the Catholic Church in the 21st century, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has confirmed. The pontiff passed away peacefully on Easter Monday at 7:35 a.m. local time at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, where he had lived since the early days of his papacy. His final public appearance came just one day prior, when he greeted thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square…
