Pope Francis has died. Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video message.
Let us tell you that the Pope was 88 years old and was suffering from kidney disease. Recently, after being on ventilator for several days, he recovered and returned home.
Pope Francis recently suffered from a serious illness of double pneumonia.
Pope Francis was the first non-European to be elected pope in 1,300 years.
Pope Francis took big decisions like allowing homosexual people to come to church, blessing same-sex couples, giving religious approval to remarriage.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936.He was ordained a priest in the Jesuit Order in 1969.
He was Argentina's top leader from 1973-79.Became auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and the city's archbishop in 1998.
Was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001.Was elected pope in a conclave in March 2013.