His Holiness Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the first from Latin America, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. Elected pope on March 13, 2013, following the historic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, he became the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first to take the name "Francis," inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, a symbol of peace, poverty, and care for creation. Pope Francis led the Church through more than a decade of historic firsts and bold reforms. In response to the global clergy abuse crisis, Pope Francis abolished the pontifical secret in cases of sexual abuse and streamlined procedures for holding bishops accountable. Pope Francis is survived spiritually by the 1.3 billion Catholics he served and inspired.