Hundreds gather at the St Theresa Cathedral in the South Sudanese capital for a service commemorating the life of Pope Francis, who passed away aged 88 earlier this week. Representatives from across the country attend, with Francis honoured by Juba's Auxiliary Bishop Santo Loku Pio for his calls for "peace, unity and reconciliation" in South Sudan. Francis' death comes with Africa's share of the world's Catholic population booming and with the continent presenting several candidates for papal succession. "The Catholic Church is ready to receive an African pope," says one attendee, Jaacob Chol. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES