France, April 21 -- President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, lead the country's numerous tributes to Pope Francis who was "always on the side of the most vulnerable and the most fragile". The late pontiff, who died Monday aged 88, will be honoured with special masses in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
The French President was one of many world leaders who took to social media following the death of Pope Francis on Monday.
Focusing on the pope's impact on the church, Macron wrote on X: "From Buenos Aires to Rome, Pope Francis wanted the Church to bring joy and hope to the poorest. For it to unite humans among themselves, and with nature. May this hope forever outlast him."
The news of the pontiff's dea...