The Indo Daily Extra: Pope Francis' death - his trip to Ireland, legacy and what happens next?
The death of a pope triggers a formal and lengthy period of mourning complete with many historic rituals that are completed before cardinals gather to elect a successor. These rituals include: certifying his death by calling out his name three times, sealing his apartment doors with red ribbons, and breaking his papal ring with shears.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said news of Pope Francis' death was cause for great sadness because of the departure of "a great man, a great shepherd".
"I had the privilege of enjoying his friendship, his advice, his teachings, which never ceased not even during times of trial and suffering," Meloni said in a statement.
"We say goodbye to the Holy Father with a heart full of sadness."
Today on this Indo Daily Extra, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland, and Vatican based reporter Paddy Agnew, to look back at his trip to Ireland in 2018, examine his legacy and ask what happens next as the Catholic Church searches for a new pontiff.
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