Pope Francis, the pontiff whose popular appeal reached far beyond his global congregation, has died at the age of 88.
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Francis died after being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February with what was subsequently diagnosed as a respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. During his 12-year papacy, Francis – the first Jesuit pope – was a vocal champion of the world’s poor, dispossessed and disadvantaged, and a blunt critic of corporate greed and social and economic inequality. Within the Vatican, he criticised extravagance and privilege, calling on church leaders to show humility. His death is likely to exacerbate sharp divisions within the curia, with conservatives seeking to wrest control of the church from reformers.
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