Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on Easter Monday at age 88, the Vatican announced.Zoom out: Mourners were pouring into St Peters' Square in Vatican City on Monday morning to celebrate the legacy left by a pope who showed unwavering support for marginalized groups, inter-religion understanding, and a more inclusive church. Left: An undated portrait of Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Right: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a province superior around 1976, presides over a mass in Argentina. Photos: API/Gamma/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images In 2008, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then a cardinal, celebrates the Ted Deum mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires. Photo: Emiliano Lasalvia/LatinContent via Getty Images Newly elected Pope Francis I waves from the central balcony of St.
Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013, in Vatican City. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Pope Francis rides through the crowds during the inauguration mass for the pope in St. Peter's Square on March 19, 2013 in Vatican City.
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis delivers an address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on Sep.
25, 2015. Photo: Bryan Thomas/Getty Images An Argentinian flag is waved in the crowd as Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience on June 5, 2019, at the Vatican. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at Copacabana on July 25, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus blessing from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on Jan. 29, 2023 in Vatican City.
Photo: Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images Pope Francis meets migrants at the Moria detention center on April 16, 2016 in Greece. Photo: Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office via Getty Images Pope Francis walks out from Assumption Cathedral as Thai youth reach out to touch him in Bangkok on Nov. 22, 2019.
Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Pope Francis greets the faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on Sept. 13, 2023 in Vatican City.
Photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Pope Francis inaugurates the 2025 Jubilee Year with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24 in Vatican City.
Photo: Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty ImagesGo deeper: Pope Francis championed historically progressive stances.
In Photos: Scenes from the life of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on Easter Monday at age 88, the Vatican announced.Zoom out: Mourners were pouring into St Peters' Square in Vatican City on Monday morning to celebrate the legacy left by a pope who showed unwavering support for marginalized groups, inter-religion understanding, and a more inclusive church. Left: An undated portrait of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Right: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a province superior around 1976, presides over a mass in Argentina. Photos: API/Gamma/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images In 2008, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then a cardinal, celebrates the Ted Deum mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires. Photo: Emiliano Lasalvia/LatinContent via Getty Images Newly elected Pope Francis I waves from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013, in Vatican City. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Pope Francis rides through the crowds during the inauguration mass for the pope in St. Peter's Square on March 19, 2013 in Vatican City. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis delivers an address to the General Assembly of the United Nations on Sep. 25, 2015. Photo: Bryan Thomas/Getty Images An Argentinian flag is waved in the crowd as Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience on June 5, 2019, at the Vatican. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at Copacabana on July 25, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus blessing from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on Jan. 29, 2023 in Vatican City. Photo: Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images Pope Francis meets migrants at the Moria detention center on April 16, 2016 in Greece. Photo: Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office via Getty Images Pope Francis walks out from Assumption Cathedral as Thai youth reach out to touch him in Bangkok on Nov. 22, 2019. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Pope Francis greets the faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on Sept. 13, 2023 in Vatican City. Photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Pope Francis inaugurates the 2025 Jubilee Year with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 24 in Vatican City. Photo: Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty ImagesGo deeper: Pope Francis championed historically progressive stances