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Crowds gathered after the Vatican announced Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday.

Stephen Cottrell paid tribute to the Pope after his death aged 88.

The pontiff has a busy final day greeting crowds, blessing people and meeting US vice president JD Vance.

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Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said he was ‘deeply saddened’ a church building and gravestones were daubed with offensive graffiti.

Suzanne Cherry, 62, was struck by a Nissan van at Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone, near Sutton Coldfield, on April 11 and died four days later.

Sister Act actress Goldberg shared a photo of her meeting the pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.

The 88-year-old pontiff had been recovering from pneumonia.

The Prime Minister and his counterpart, Christopher Luxon, are expected to visit a military base.

The First Minister expressed his sadness following Pope Francis’ death.

Father Tim Bartlett helped organise Francis’s visit to the island in 2018.

The King said Francis profoundly touched the lives of so many.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Pope Francis was held ‘in deep affection by many in Northern Ireland’.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Pope Francis wanted to ‘unite people with one another and with nature’.

The 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The pontiff had recently resumed some official duties earlier this month during his recovery from pneumonia.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, 77, who lived in Drimnagh, Dublin, made the announcement on Easter Monday.

Francis, who died aged 88, was the first Jesuit pope, having entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1958.

Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute to the Pope following his death on Easter Monday.

The 34-year-old has reflected on Parker’s death in BBC Two’s Pilgrimage: The Road Through The Alps.