08:17⇢Pope Francis Dies At 88
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the death of Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on Easter Monday morning, just one day after delivering the traditional Easter blessing to thousands of faithful at St. Peter's Square (Bild, FAZ, FR, RP Online, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Sueddeutsche, TAZ, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit, merkur.de). Several outlets note he was the first South American to lead the Catholic Church (Sueddeutsche), headed the church since 2013 (Welt, merkur.de), and was known as "the Pope of the poor" (merkur.de). One paper discusses his connection to liberation theology (TAZ). In contrast, one outlet (Neues Deutschland) reports on Ukrainian refugee Danylo Jawhusyshyn, who fled to Japan and may become the first European to reach Yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo wrestling.