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Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Dec. 17, 1936 — April 21, 2025: The Catholic pontiff inherited a Vatican in disarray in 2013 after the stunning resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI.

(Eric Thayer | The New York Times) Pope Francis is greeted by well-wishers upon his arrival to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York on Sept. 25, 2015. Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died at the Vatican on Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 88.