The front pages of all the newspapers here in Mexico City of course were devoted to the death of Pope Francis on Monday.
The headline of La Jornada was "Francis, renovator of the Church, dies." Ovaciones, a sports oriented newspaper said, "Francis, the Pope that broke the mold... modern, humble, and a soccer fan."
It was only a few months ago that Alejandro and I saw the Oscar-nominated movie "Conclave", which deals with the fictional election of a new Pope. It is interesting to see and read on the news so many things which were depicted in the movie, such as the sealing of the room where the Pope died, and the destruction of his signet ring. Even some of the Cardinals who are rumored to be contenders in the upcoming conclave seem similar to characters in the movie.
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