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 Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of a conclave next month to elect a new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
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His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to "everyone, everyone, everyone."
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Francis did what he had always done, receiving visitors and meeting people from every walk of life.
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Pope Francis died of a stroke on Easter Monday, according to the Vatican. He was one of the most popular pontiffs in decades, taking stances on the inclusivity of the church as well as treatment of the poor and migrants. We look back on the life and the papacy of the first non-European pope in more than a millennium.
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