Brazil's Lula decrees seven-day mourning in Pope Francis' memory

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday declared a seven-day mourning for Pope Francis in Latin America's biggest country. "Humanity loses today a voice of respect and welcome for others," Lula said in a statement. "May God comfort those who today, everywhere in the world, suffer the pain of this enormous loss. In his memory and in homage to his work, I decree a seven-day mourning in Brazil."
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