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Analysis
The Pope’s legacy, popularity and possible successors in charts and numbers

Francis, the 266th pope, oversaw a rise in the global population of Catholics and diversification of the College of Cardinals. These changes could influence who is elected as his successor.
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Pope Francis appears on the cover of the Italian edition of Vanity Fair in this file photo from July 2013. Pic: AP

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Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican in March 2013. Pic: Reuters

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Pope Francis meets Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, considered a potential candidate for the next papacy, in 2017. Pic: Reuters

A pope of firsts, Francis was an outspoken champion of the deprived – but left some feeling betrayed

Pope Francis showed a willingness to welcome those who'd felt shunned by the Catholic faith. But he faced huge criticisms from conservatives within the church, as well as those who questioned his liberal credentials.
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a boy. Undated pic: Rex/Argenpress/Shutterstock

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The then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on the subway in Buenos Aires in 2008. Pic: AP

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The then priest in 1973. Pic: Rex/Argenpress/Shutterstock

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Argentina's then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio gives a mass outside San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires in 2009. Pic: AP

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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for a weekly general audience at the Vatican in October 2019. Pic: Reuters

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Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2015, the first pontiff to do so. Pic: AP

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Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says

Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, because of his health.
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A woman carries a cross as people mark the death of Pope Francis in Rome. Pic: Reuters

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Pope Francis in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday. Pic: Reuters

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The death was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning. Pic: Reuters

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Thousands gathered in St Peter's Square for a series of evening prayers. Pic: AP

Pope blesses Easter crowds from popemobile in first significant appearance since illness

It is the 88-year-old pontiff's first significant public appearance since he left hospital, where he was treated for double pneumonia.
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Pope Francis being driven through the crowds in St Peter's Square. Pic: Reuters

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The Pope blesses a baby as he travels around St Peter's Square

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The Pope meeting JD Vance on Easter Sunday. Pic: Vatican Media

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The faithful gather in St. Peter's Square. Pic: Reuters

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Members of the clergy. Pic: Reuters

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Cardinal Angelo Comastri leading the Easter Sunday mass. Pic: Reuters

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, makes history as youngest ever player in cricket’s Indian Premier League- hits first ball six

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, has made history as the youngest player to play in the Indian Premier League after being called in to replace Rajasthan's injured skipper Sanju Samson.
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Suryavanshi looks dejected as he walks after losing his wicket.
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Gaza father grieves for children killed in Israeli airstrike on church building

More than a year after his children were killed in an Israeli strike on a church building, a father is calling on the world to “stand by” the people of Gaza as they face bombardment. “This Easter is no different than the last,” he says.”We are tending to our wounds.
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Food is increasingly hard to come by in Gaza

Oldest serving US astronaut returns from space on 70th birthday

A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying American Donald Pettit and Russians Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday.
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The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft returning to Earth. Pic: AP

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The spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan. Pic: AP

Macron to beat Trump to UK state visit – report

Not many government and royal officials know the details of the engagement, according to a report, which would be the French president's first state visit to Britain and come eight years after he took office.
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Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump. Pic: Reuters

Russian attacks on Ukraine continue despite ‘Easter truce’, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian president said Russia was “trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire”, but there had still been hundreds of instances of shelling and five assault attempts along the front line.
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Russia's chief of general staff Valery Gerasimov meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Pic: Reuters

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking earlier this week. Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
Why Putin has suddenly offered an ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine – and the interesting way it’s being presented

Vladimir Putin is trying to cast himself as the peacemaker in the eyes of US President Donald Trump – as the one who gives solutions, not problems.