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ROME, April 21, 2025 (UNI/Xinhua) -- Believers mourn Pope Francis in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday at the age of 88, said the Vatican in a statement. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Francis was head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013. UNI PHOTO-13F