BREAKING: Pope Francis dies after 12 years as Catholic leader

Apr 21, 2025, updated Apr 21, 2025

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican says in a video statement released on Monday.

He was 88 and had suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy.

It ends his often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.

 

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