PANJIM, April 21 -- Team Herald

Tributes from Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik, and Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade poured in after the Vatican announced Pope Francis had died on Easter Monday.

In a deeply personal message, Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai expressed heartfelt condolences, describing the Pope as "a beacon of mercy, compassion, and humility for the entire world." He said, "It is with profound sorrow and reverence that I express my heartfelt condolences on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, the spiritual head of the Catholic Church."

Reflecting on a memorable encounter, Pillai recalled receiving a personal blessing from the Pope thr...