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About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

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The pope's body will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome starting April 23 and mourners can pay respects ahead of ...

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Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

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