Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican announced on Monday. He was 88(AP)
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On March 13, 2013, Pope Francis—whose real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio—was chosen pope, shocking many church observers who had previously viewed the Argentine cleric, who was well-known for his care for the impoverished, as an outsider.(AP)
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In February, Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. In pic: Pope Francis with football legend Maradona in Vatican(AP)
He spent 38 days in the hospital, the longest hospitalisation of his 12-year papacy.On Sunday, Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address.(AP)
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"Happy Easter," said the 88-year-old Argentine pope in a weak voice from his wheelchair on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, to the great joy of the crowd in the flower-filled square below. In pic: Pope Francis wears a Mexican charro style sombrero i Mexico city in 2024(AP)
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Jockeys charge out of the gate during a race on Black-Eyed Susan Day, kicking off the action ahead of the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Emilee Chinn / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Great Master of the Order, and Britain's King Charles III, Sovereign Head of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, arrive for the Service for the Oath and Installation of the Great Master and the Knights Grand Cross at Westminster Abbey in London on May 16, 2025, in the Order�s 300th anniversary year. The Service for the Order of the Bath takes place every four years. The Order is a revival of an older custom dating back to medieval times when part of the ceremony of knighthood included a ritual bath symbolic of spiritual purification and a vigil the night before receiving the honour. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
