Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday. He was 88, and had recently suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia.
Following are reactions to his death:
U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
“He was a good man, worked hard. He loved the world, and it’s an honor to do that,” Trump said at an Easter event at the White House, referring to his order that flags across the country be flown at half-staff to honor Pope Francis’ memory.
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI
Meloni mourned the departure of “a great man, a great shepherd”. “I had the privilege of enjoying his friendship, his advice, his teachings, which never ceased, not even during times of trial and suffering,” she said in a statement.
ARGENTINA’S PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI
“It is with profound sorrow that I learned this sad morning that Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio, passed away…
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