Pope Francis, pictured at the Vatican in 2022, was the first non-European pontiff of the modern era.
Mandatory Credit:	Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Pope Francis, pictured at the Vatican in 2022, was the first non-European pontiff of the modern era.
Mandatory Credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Pope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies on Easter Monday

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.