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PHOTO COLLECTION: Day-Two-Obit-Pope-Francis-Global-Reaction

PHOTO COLLECTION: Day-Two-Obit-Pope-Francis-Global-Reaction

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91

Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian-Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, died early on Tuesday at 91.
Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

BERLIN (AP) — Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children and spent his later years educating young people to keep the events alive in memory, has died. He was 100.
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the “sl
Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

TORONTO — Canadian Catholics coming off the end of their Holy Week mourned Pope Francis on Monday, remembering the pontiff as a progressive leader who made the church more responsive to its rank and file.
'Man of compassion:' Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis

'Man of compassion:' Indigenous leaders, residential school survivors on Pope Francis

It's been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds.
Pope Francis led the church with humility and simplicity

Pope Francis led the church with humility and simplicity

VATICAN CITY (AP) — He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday . He was 88.
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