ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88.
He died Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, according to a statement from the Vatican.
Francis was one of the most popular popes in decades and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
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