Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died after a respiratory illness
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The Archbishop of York has paid tribute to Pope Francis as “holy man of God” who was “also very human”, PA News reports.
In a statement on X, Stephen Cottrell said:
Francis’s whole life and ministry was centred on Jesus who comes among us not to be served, but to serve.
We saw that compellingly in Francis’s service of the poor his love of neighbour, especially the displaced, migrant; the asylum seeker, his deep compassion for the well-being of the earth and his desire to lead and build the church in new ways.
I remember, in the brief times spent with him, how this holy man of God, was also very human.
He was witty, lively, good to be with, and the warmth of his personality and interest in others shone out from him.