Edward Pentin: Vatican Correspondent on the death of Pope Francis and the subsequent mourning rituals

Prayer services are taking place around the world in memory of Pope Francis.  The head of the Catholic Church died overnight at the age of 88, following a stroke, coma, and subsequent heart failure after a battle with double pneumonia.  Vatican correspondent Edward Pentin says two weeks of rituals and ceremonies are now underway.  He told Mike Hosking that will begin with nine days of mourning.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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