Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Mark Lowen in Rome brings people together to share their memories of the Pope, who died on Easter Monday.

In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ friends who knew him when he was a priest in Buenos Aires. We also bring together three people from Northern Ireland who had a private audience with the Pope, and three women who describe how he changed their lives.

“He was the people’s Pope,” Monica in New York tells us. “It was an honour to be in his presence.”

Mark sits down with Iraqi American Pilgrims in a café just outside the Vatican to chat about what the Pope meant to them.

“He acted like Jesus,” Savannah says. “Jesus hung out with all the people that were outcasts and the poor, and Pope Francis really brought that mentality back – as Christians, as Catholics, that is how we should all be acting.”

Presenter: Mark Lowen
BBC producers: Angela Sheeran, Iqra Farooq, Shea Conduct, Ben Davis and Isabella Bull
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham

An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.

(Photo: Stephanie Gaubaud is blessed by Pope Francis. Credit: Stephanie Gaubaud)