内容摘要：Liberal Democrat parish councillors Caleb Pell and Danielle Mason had both been campaigning for the replacement, according to

Liberal Democrat parish councillors Caleb Pell and Danielle Mason had both been campaigning for the replacement, according to

"Pope Francis was a pope who loved our country, the DRC, very much," Sifa Albertina said outside the cathedral."He even decided to come to DRC despite his health condition, to meet the Congolese people and share their difficulties.

"I saw him come to Congo. May God welcome his soul, because the pope really cared about us."Seven days of mourning have been declared in Brazil, which is home to the largest Catholic population in the world.Speaking outside the Church of our Lady of Lourdes in Rio de Janeiro, worshipper Rosane Ribeiro said: "I thought he was a unique and extraordinary person, also during [the pandemic].

"As a priest, he got up every day to pray for the world... and died at a marvellous and beautiful time [Easter], worthy of him."During his time as Pope, Francis faced criticism at times over his handling of child sex abuse scandals, but was praised by some for speaking with victims and putting in place new rules to hold clergy to account.

Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew, who was abused by a cleric in Chile when he was a boy, said one of the few people in the Church willing to listen to him was Pope Francis.

He said the Pope became "a real father to me" and changed the Church's attitudes to sexual abuse.While the group gave space to walkers to open up about specific events or experiences, Mr Winterson explained it was also an opportunity to escape the pressures of day-to-day life.

"Men tend to bottle everything up - 'pull your socks up', 'stiff upper lip', 'man up,' - which is a phrase I think we've all used over the years but the world's a changing place."Just being there for each other, being there to listen, being there to support is really important and that's why we come out every week."

A paedophile who stole a terminally ill man's identity and spent almost three decades on the run has been convicted of 54 child sex abuse charges.Richard Burrows "acted like a coward and fled the country" leaving his victims to suffer, police said after he was convicted at Chester Crown Court.