JOHANNESBURG - Tributes continue to pour in from across the globe following the death of Pope Francis.
The 88-year-old, who made history as the first Latin American Pontiff, died of heart failure and stroke yesterday.
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Just a day earlier, he appeared at Saint Peter’s Basilica during Easter Sunday Mass.
Known as a Pope for the poor, the downtrodden, and the forgotten he leaves a legacy of compassion, humility, and reform.
According to Father Hugh O'Connor of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, Pope Francis extended out to the world. They had lost a spiritual father and someone to whom they might turn too.