FILE - A priest holds a sacrament bowl showing a photograph of Pope Francis during a Holy Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)FILE - People listen to Pope Francis' speak during a prayer for workers at the Mahatzana work yard in Akamasoa, Madagascar, Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)FILE - Pope Francis walks with the pastoral staff as he celebrates Mass in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)FILE - Pope Francis departs from Kinshasa, Congo, Feb. 3 2023, as he heads to South Sudan. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)FILE - People wait for the arrival of Pope Francis for a meeting with priests, deacons, consecrated people and seminarians, outside the "Notre Dame du Congo" Cathedral in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - Pope Francis meets with priests, deacons, consecrated people and seminarians at the "Notre Dame du Congo" Cathedral in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - Standing by a mural of Pope Francis on a church, traffic police direct vehicles to get off the road as a government vehicle convoy passes through Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)FILE - Pope Francis waves from his popemobile before giving a Holy Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)FILE - People wait for Pope Francis to arrive to give a Mass at John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - Pope Francis meets a displaced girl during a meeting with internally displaced persons at Freedom Hall in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - Pope Francis watches people perform traditional dances at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - The airplane carrying Pope Francis lands in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)FILE - A necklace featuring the Virgin Mary hangs around the neck of a woman wearing a T-shirt of Pope Francis as she waits for his arrival at the St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)Parishioner sign a condolence register book in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)FILE - Pope Francis blesses children during his visit to people living at a refugee camp in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)FILE - An armed soldier stands on a balcony at Zimpeto Hospital before Pope Francis' visit in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)FILE - Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the Central Mosque in Bangui's Muslim enclave of PK5, Central African Republic, Nov. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)FILE - Donkeys pull a cart past workers handing a poster of Pope Francis in preparation for his visit in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe, File)FILE - Pope Francis and Catherine Samba-Panza, interim President of the Central African Republic, walk past the honor guard at the international airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Nov. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)FILE - A woman holds a rosary as she stands in the rain during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Zimpeto stadium on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)FILE - Pope Francis waves to the crowd at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception after attending a meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
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FILE - A priest holds a sacrament bowl showing a photograph of Pope Francis during a Holy Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
