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A look at Pope Francis' rise to leading the Catholic Church

PIX 11 Monday, 21 April 2025 ()
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Pope Francis, the first Latin American and Jesuit pope, passed away at the age of 88 years old on Monday. He came down with double pneumonia earlier this year, which led to a 38-day hospitalization. Pope Francis was later released and attended several public events, including one on Easter Sunday, before [...]
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Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church has died at 88 years old. He was elected Pope Francis I at the age of 76 in March 2013, becoming the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics, the first from the Americas and the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years.

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