Archbishop: ‘Pope Francis was an excellent Christian chief who touched the hearts of tens of millions of individuals’

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has hailed Pope Francis, saying the late pontiff was a "great Christian leader who touched the hearts of millions of people".

The Pope died on the age of 88, a day after showing in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City to want worshippers a contented Easter Sunday.

The pontiff’s funeral will happen on Saturday 26 April in Vatican City.

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