AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

By The Associated Press

Posted 4/21/25

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 …

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AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

FILE - Pope Francis presides the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated in front of the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, March 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Posted Monday, April 21, 2025 8:53 pm

By The Associated Press

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, died Monday. He was 88.

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.

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