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Pope Francis greets people near the Talitha Qum homeless shelter in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sept. 10, 2017. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88. (CNS/Paul Haring)

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