Pope Francis died on Monday, just hours after appearing in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Easter Sunday. He was 88. The pontiff had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia. In March 2013, he became the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he took the name Francis when he became pope. 
From Axios:
In recent years, he expressed support for the LGBTQ community and for same-sex civil unions, which the church has traditionally marginalized.
Francis pushed for years to improve the gender balance in the Roman Catholic Church, increasing the number of women working at the Vatican, including those in leadership positions.
He recently spoke against the Trump administration’s mass deportations, urging followers of his faith “not to give in to narratives that discriminate” against migrants and refugees.
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Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff, has died. He was 88.
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