Photo Gallery: Pope Francis dies at age 88
Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, has died, as announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo. He was 88.
A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025.
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People in Westminster Cathedral, London, Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis age 88.
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A picture of Pope Francis is displayed at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York.
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A parishioner prays in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York.
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Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025.
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Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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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 Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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Pope Francis receives U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, before bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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Pope Francis gestures as he attends an annual gathering of pro-family organisations at the Auditorium della Conciliazione, in Rome, Friday, May 10, 2024.
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US President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis, right, talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres, during an official arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 25, 2014.
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President Barack Obama and Pope Francis walk down the Colonnade before meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.
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Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump, left, on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican, May 24, 2017.
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Pope Francis meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of a private audience at the Vatican, June 10, 2015.
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Pope Francis meets Cuba's Fidel Castro, as Castro's wife Dalia Soto del Valle looks on, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
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Pope Francis listens to applause before addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, making history as the first pontiff to do so, on Sept. 24, 2015.
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Flanked by Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela, right, and first lady Lorena Castillo, Pope Francis arrives at the foreign ministry headquarters Palacio Bolivar, in Panama City, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.
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Pope Francis holds a baby during an audience with members of Entrepreneurs for Economy of Communion, at the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
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Pope Francis hugs 8-year-old Dominic Gondreau, who has cerebral palsy, after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Sunday, March 31, 2013.
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Pope Francis holds a San Lorenzo's jersey, the Buenos Aires soccer team, handed to him by a faithful at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013.
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A seagull flies in front of Pope Francis as he speaks to the faithful gathered under pouring rain in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican for the traditional Sunday's noon blessing after the Angelus prayer, Sunday, June 2, 2024.
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Pope Francis talks to journalists during a press conference he held on board the flight to Rome, at the end of a five-day visit to Colombia, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.
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Pope Francis consoles Serena Subania who lost her daughter Angelica, 5 years old, the day before as he leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital after receiving treatment for a bronchitis, in Rome, Saturday, April 1, 2023.
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The Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up with an image of Pope Francis to mark the launch of his book, "Life: My Story Through History," in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 23, 2024.
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Pope Francis and Scholas Occurrentes' President Jose Maria Del Corral, left, look at Newell's Old Boys captain, Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodriguez juggling a soccer ball at the launch of the 'Scholas Occurrentes' (Latin for, schools of meeting) international educational movement at the pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Thursday, May 19, 2022.
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Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 28, 2014.
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Pope Francis holds the pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark Epiphany, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.
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