Catholics in Hong Kong, Kinshasa, Jerusalem, Buenos Aires and Madrid react to the news that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. "He was a refreshing voice in our church, even in his sickness," says one mourner in Jerusalem.
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00:00So I think this is really very very very touching and it's sad to have him
00:15pass, to see him pass away but as a Catholic we do believe that you know one
00:21day we will be united and have the soul. What we will do is just bless him.
00:38He always spoke. When he was addressed to the world, he didn't have to talk about the war in RDC,
00:43the war in Sudan, the war in Palestine, the war in Ukraine. He didn't cease to talk about that.
00:51So that's why not only it's a loss for the RDC but also for the whole world and especially for all countries in distress.
01:10I hope Spirit will go on and the processions after him will also follow his way because he is
01:21he was a refreshing voice in our church even in his sickness.
01:32To have been able to come out yesterday to greet and today to be able to rest in peace is significant for all of us who know that Jesus was born and now he will continue to live.
01:54He has left the transcendence of the Barrio de Flores, of being Argentines in the world, having a father. It's an impressive story.
02:03It has been a change. It has been a change. It has been a new idea about the man, about the faith, about the relationship with the world from humanity, from fragility, from authenticity.
02:05It has been a change. It has been a change. It has been a new idea about the man, about the faith, about the relationship with the world from humanity, from fragility, from authenticity.
02:27It has allowed us to live with a greater clarity in our own Catholic faith and has given us courage in a plural world.