


RIP, Pope Francis
History’s first Latin American pontiff, who died Monday at 88, charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor

Pope Francis greets the faithful as he holds Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square in2014 in Vatican City. Franco Origlia — Getty Images

Pope Francis meets Gerard Gubatan of Brooklyn during his arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2015. it was the pope’s first trip to the United States. Craig Ruttle-Pool — Getty Images

Pope Francis waves to well-wishers as he leaves after a meeting at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the capital Maputo, Mozambique, in 2019. Ben Curtis — AP

Pope Francis wears a traditional Mexican sombrero during a flight from Rome to Havana, Cuba, on his way to a weeklong trip to Mexico in 2016. Alessandro Di Meo —Pool Photo via AP

A child who was carried from the crowd to meet Pope Francis reaches out to touch the pontiff’s face before he celebrated Sunday Mass in Philadelphia in 2015. Pablo Martinez Monsivais — AP

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who later became Pope Francis, is seen as a teenager in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio family photo via the AP

Pope Francis gathers with nuns at the end of a weekly general audience at the Paul VI Audience Hall in The Vatican on Feb. 5. The pontiff died Monday at 88. ALBERTO PIZZOLI — AFP via Getty Images