Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals convened to finalize arrangements for his funeral, scheduled for Saturday, and to allow the public to pay last respects. Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 after a stroke and complications, is mourned as history's first Latin American pope. He was noted for his efforts to revitalize the church's mission of helping the poor. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi praised him for his commitment to engaging with the faithful until his final moments, emphasizing his legacy of inclusion and teaching.
In retrospect, his Easter appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the first pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a perfect bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and return it to its Gospel-mandated mission of caring for the poorest.
He gave himself to the end, said Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian bishops' conference and considered a possible contender to be next pope. To go out to meet everyone, speak to everyone, teach us to speak to everyone, to bless everyone.
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