MARTÍNEZ: Let's go down to NPR's South America correspondent Carrie Kahn. Carrie, tell us about Pope Francis before he was pope and his upbringing in Argentina.

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Pope Francis has passed away on April 21, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel. The Roman Catholic Church's first Latin American head, Pope Francis was 88 and had recently ...

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The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...

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Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.