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'Pope Francis' death like losing a family member'

Dylan Bilyard & Ellen Knight
BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Ben and Celia pictured smiling slightly and looking into the camera, stood side by side. Ben is wearing a blue polo top with a black and green jacket over the top. Celia is wearing a blue top with a navy blue and purple coat. Behind them is St Milburga's - a small, single-story church covered in whitewash and with an orange tiled roof. The sky is bright blue. BBC
Ben Muggridge and Celia Carson are of the St Milburga's congregation in Church Stretton

Catholics in Shropshire say the late Pope Francis will be ed as "warm, caring and truly loving".

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died aged 88 on Easter Monday and his funeral will be held on Saturday.

"I had an immediate mixture of sadness and joy [to his death]," said Ben Muggridge, a parishioner of St Milburga's in Church Stretton.

"Sadness because we lost him and loved him and joy because he's with God.

"What better time to go than Easter":[]}