Every so often there comes a moment in history when the world’s entire attention is focused on a particular event or person – the death of a pope is one such example. When Pope Francis appeared to give Urbi et Orbi on Easter morning, and to be driven around St Peter’s Square for what would be the final time, he looked so unwell that it seemed obvious that he would not live much longer. With impeccable timing, which could hardly have been more dramatic, he died that night; the last act of this Servant of the Servants of God was to impart his apostolic benediction to Rome and the world beyond its gates.