Christian religious leaders mourn death of Roman Catholic Church leader, Pope Francis

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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died. He was 88, and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. His death comes after he appeared at the Vatican's St Peter's Square yesterday to wish "Happy Easter" to thousands of worshippers. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Father Russel Pollit a parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein

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