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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re remembered Pope Francis as a pope of the people — a pastor who knew how to communicate to the “least among us” with an informal, spontaneous style. At 91, Re described Francis as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled that many will remember the late pontiff’s final public appearance: delivering his last Easter Sunday blessing and waving from the popemobile in the very square where his funeral is now being held.