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Pope's Life And Legacy, What Happens Now In Rome, Reaction From South America

Pope's Life And Legacy, What Happens Now In Rome, Reaction From South America

Up First from NPR
Apr 21, 2025 13 min
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Pope Francis has died at age 88. He was one of the most popular popes in decades and lent his voice to almost every modern issue facing the world, often taking the side of the marginalized and vulnerable. A look at funeral plans, the selection process for the next Pope, what happens next in Rome, and the reaction from South America. <br/><br/><em>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news"target="_blank" ><em>Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.</em></a><em><br/><br/>Today's episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, James Doubek, Miguel Macias, Arezou Rezvani and Janaya Williams.<br/><br/>It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.<br/><br/>We get engineering support from Damian Herring. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.</em><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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