The death of Pope Francis: Just a day after the crowd wishes a “merry Easter” and set out for a tour of his popemobil in the Vatican, Pope Francis breathed his last at the age of 88, on Monday, April 21. Pontiff was the first Pope of America, the first Jesuit and the first Francis, after St. Francis Assisi helped the poor.
The last non-European Pope was the Syrian Gregory III from 731-41.
How did Pope Francis get his name?
Archbishop of Buenos Aries, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, took the name “Francis” and was known to the world as Pope Francis. Cardinal Bergoglio was elected in 2013.
Pope Francis was the first Pope of Latin America
In 2013, the Francis elections were the moment of immense pride for Latin American, who make up about 40 percent of the world’s Catholic population, but historically were insufficiently represented in the leadership of the Church.
In 2013, the elections of the former Pope were enthusiastic about the celebrations across Buenos Aires – horns and television announcers broke into the streets when they shared historical announcements.
“It is a huge gift for the whole Latin America. We were expecting 20 centuries. It was worth waiting,” said Ap Jose Antonio Cruz, a Franciscan monk in the Church of Sts. František of Assisi in the colonial old district of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
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