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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Warners are paying tribute to Pope

Francis, who died today from a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88. And many gathered in

St. Peter's Square today, including Ammican Johansson of Norway.

I think that all the good that he did for people. And his legacy will be about many things,

not the least compassion and humility and his courage to criticize the rulers and openness and kindness.

He was born in Argentina to parents of Italian descent and is the first Latin American Pope.

He was known for his focus on helping migrants in the poor.

He died a day after celebrating Easter on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica,

where from a wheelchair, he issued

blessings to the thousands gathered, then surprised the crowd with a ride in the open-air

Pope-Mobile, blessing children along the way. In his will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at the

papal basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, where six other popes are buried in a simple, undecorated tomb.

So what happens next? As M.P As MPirs Jason DeRose reports,

when a pope dies, there are official procedures that are followed, ranging from announcing

his death to electing a new head of the Roman Catholic Church. After a pope dies, a series of

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