Pontiff remembered as ‘a beacon of compassion’

VATICAN CITY/WASHINGTON/ISLAM­ABAD: World leaders remembered Pope Francis as “a beacon of compassion,” as the death on Monday of the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics prompted a global outpouring of grief. Here are some of the first reactions to the death of the 88-year-old pontiff. Pope loved the world President Donald Trump and his White House predecessor Joe Biden led the way in paying respects from the United States to Pope Francis. Trump, who has had a someti