Pope Francis has died at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. He had suffered from chronic lung disease. He was admitted to a hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there in the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy. He last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter morning blessing and popemobile tour through a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square.