SHOTLIST CARACAS, VENEZUELA (APRIL 21, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR SHOTS OF METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF CARACAS 2. VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE IN CATHEDRAL TO MOURN DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS 3. CLOSE SHOT OF PHOTOGRAPH OF POPE FRANCIS 4. VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE IN CATHEDRAL TO MOURN DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 21: A memorial mass was held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Caracas on Monday, April 21, to honor Pope Francis, who passed away earlier that morning at 7.35 a.m. local time at his residence in Santa Marta, Italy. Pope Francis died at age 88 after suffering a prolonged illness, the Vatican announced on Monday. He suffered a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis" associated with thrombocytopenia, according to a previous Vatican statement. Francis was born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrant parents. He studied in Argentina and later in Germany before being ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1969. Over a decade into his papacy, Pope Francis remained a figure of admiration and controversy. He sought to reform the Vatican’s bureaucracy, tackle corruption, and address some of the Church’s most pressing challenges. While he had been hailed for his humility and commitment to social justice, his leadership had also drawn sharp resistance from conservatives within the Church and beyond.