Pope Francis, Catholic Church trailblazer and first Latin American pope, dies

Pope Francis appears on a balcony at the Vatican.

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• Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88.
• Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis had long been involved in religious leadership.
• He was the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas.

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday, just over 12 years after assuming the role. He was 88.

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