Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

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Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, has died Monday. He was 88.

"Yesterday, when we were at mass with 100,000 people and the pope came out to give his blessing to the world, you could just see how frail he was." ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 following a long health battle, the Vatican announced. On the day before his death, Pope Francis oversaw the Easter service, one of the holiest days for ...

The nondenominational service was conducted by a U.S. Navy chaplain with limited seating available on a first-come, ...