Reed Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis
April 21, 2025
April 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis
PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the passing of Pope Francis, 88, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, who was elected to the papacy on March 13, 2013, becoming the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to hold the papacy:
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Reed Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis
PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the passing of Pope Francis, 88, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, who was elected to the papacy on March 13, 2013, becoming the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to hold the papacy:
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