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Jacob Van Riper


A memorial for Pope Francis is currently located in St. Mary’s Church in Oxford.

From Rome to Oxford: The impact of Pope Francis

Around 8 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 21, I woke up and reached for my phone to check my notifications. There were way more than usual, and the first message I read was from a friend: ‘The Holy Father just died.” Pope Francis had passed away at age 88.