Pope Francis died on Monday morning, aged 88, after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade. His funeral will take place on Saturday and will be attended by leaders from around the world. Pope Francis was the first non-European Pope in centuries and the first to come from the Americas. He had a reputation as a man of simple tastes. He usually flew economy and chose to live in a modern block rather than a palace in the Vatican.
And our first headline is about this side of the Pope. It's from the New Yorker. The down-to-earth Pope. Pope Francis has died at 88. That headline again from the New Yorker. The down-to-earth Pope. Pope Francis has died at 88. And we have this interesting phrase 'down-to-earth'. Now, Neil, we know the earth – that's our planet. But what does it mean to be 'down-to-earth'?
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