Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, dead at 88
Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church's most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with intellectuals as society's most downtrodden, has died at age 88, the Vatican confirmed.
Pope Francis, who rose from janitor to the Catholic Church's most powerful leader by proving equally at ease with intellectuals as society's most downtrodden, has died at age 88, the Vatican confirmed.
