Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Photo: Visit of Pope Francis to Kazakhstan – September 14, 2022. Photo credit: Yakov Fedorov via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0 (No modifications.). PBS News Hour – April 21, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, has died Monday. He was 88. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,″ Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said in an announcement. […]

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