Cardinals are expected to meet in the Vatican this morning to decide on a date for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, aged 88.
He died of stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure, the Vatican says in a statement.
The pontiff’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief from Catholics across the globe. From South Sudan to Argentina, Poland to the Philippines, the BBC reports from across five continents.
Francis’s death has set into motion the political process for the Church to select a new leader in the coming weeks.
What happens next? We look at the papal funeral and the election of a new pope.
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[BBC News]
