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‘So noble, so kind’: Pope Francis leads tributes to Benedict XVI

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak among world leaders offering tributes to the former pope who died aged 95

Pope Francis called former pope Benedict XVI a noble, kind man who was a gift to the church and the world, in his first public comments since the death of his predecessor earlier on Saturday.

Francis spoke in the homily of a previously planned New Year’s Eve vespers of thanksgiving in St Peter’s Basilica.

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