Parishioners headed to the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn for a noon mass Monday to mourn the loss of Pope Francis .

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Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 from a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the Vatican

The Diocese of Brooklyn oversees all of Brooklyn and Queens, which is home to 1.5 million Catholics

Bishop Robert Brennan shared fond memories of Francis, such as when the pope visited New York City in 2015

Many told NY1 they’re saddened but also filled with hope because that’s what Francis would have wanted.

“We just have hope as he always said we have hope,” Nadine Lubin, who attended the mass, said.

“I felt like I wanted to pray for his soul and just be with community at a time like this,” Peter Devincenzo, who

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