MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, the Holy See’s press service said.

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Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025 aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement.

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by ...

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and ...

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