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VATICAN-POPE FRANCIS

VATICAN-POPE FRANCIS

Xinhua
21 Apr 2025, 14:48 GMT+10

(250421) -- BEIJING, April 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 13, 2024 shows Pope Francis waving to the crowd as he attends an event at St. Peter's Square in Vatican. Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a statement.

Born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, he had served as the head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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