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Pope Francis died of stroke, heart failure at age 88, Vatican announces

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Just hours after greeting the faithful on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis died Monday, shocking the world. The Vatican announced the 88-year-old pontiff's cause of death, his will and his final wishes.

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