Pope Francis (1936–2025) — the first Latin American Pontiff and a transformative figure in modern Church history — has passed away at the age of 88. In this tribute, we look back at the most powerful and defining moments of his life, from his humble beginnings in Buenos Aires to becoming the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics. This video traces his inspiring journey: his unexpected election in 2013, bold stances on compassion and reform, powerful speeches on global justice, his outreach to the poor and marginalized, and his final public appearance on Easter Sunday.
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00:29He will go down in history as a radical plaintiff.
00:32From his election in March 2013, Pope Francis championed the poor and the vulnerable.
00:37Francesco D'Assisi, the man of poverty, the man of peace, as I would like a poor church
00:56Dubbed the People's Pope, the Argentine Pontiff forged a more open and compassionate Catholic
01:02Church than his predecessor, though he faced bitter opposition from traditionalists within
01:07the Church.
01:08The football-loving former Archbishop of Buenos Aires staunchly defended the most disadvantaged,
01:14from prisoners to migrants to communities battered by climate change.
01:18A call for a courageous and responsible effort to redirect our steps and to avert the most
01:30serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity.
01:41I'm convinced that we can make a difference, I'm sure.
01:50Francis, whose real name was Jorge Mario Burgolio, was the first ever Pope from the Americas and
01:56the first non-European in more than 1,200 years.
01:59He was also the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics.
02:05Born in Buenos Aires to a working-class family of Italian immigrants, he studied to become
02:10a chemical technician, before deciding to go down the path of priesthood shortly before
02:14turning 17.
02:16Francis was ordained as a priest in 1969, and went on to lead Argentina's Jesuits at only
02:2136 years old.
02:22In 1998, he became the Archbishop of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and three years later,
02:28he was made a Cardinal.
02:31Then in March 2013, he was elected Pope Francis I, taking over from Benedict XVI, who had stepped
02:39down, the first plaintiff to do so since the Middle Ages.
02:43Francis vowed to remove the Vatican-centric hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
02:47He promised an end to impunity, and changed Vatican law to help tackle sexual abuse within
02:52the Church.
02:53Francis allowed divorced and remarried believers to receive communion, and approved the baptism
02:59of transgender people and blessings for same-sex couples.
03:04Francis allowed divorced and remarried believers to receive communion, and approved the baptism
03:13of transgender people and blessings for same-sex couples.
03:20And criminalizing homosexual people is an injustice.
03:34Critics accused the Pope of creating doctrinal confusion and failing to defend traditional
03:39Catholic beliefs on key issues.
03:41Tensions with the conservative Catholics marked the Synod Congress that met at the Vatican
03:45at the end of 2023, part of a years-long global consultation on the future of the Church, that
03:51Francis now leaves unfinished.
03:53Despite being plagued by health issues over the last years, he kept up a relentless schedule
03:57at both the Vatican and frequent trips abroad, including a four-nation Asia-Pacific tour in September
04:032024.
04:16Francis' desire to chart a different path was evident right to the end, with the decision
04:21to be buried not at St. Peter's Basilica, but at Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore.
04:26He would become the first Pope in more than a hundred years to be laid to rest outside the
04:29Vatican, also rejecting the tradition of Popes having three nested coffins, instead choosing
04:35to be buried in just one.
04:37His death sets in motion centuries-old traditions, which will culminate in a gathering of a conclave
04:42of Cardinals to choose a successor.
04:44In the meantime, the day-to-day running of the Vatican will be held by the Carmelengo,
04:48a senior Cardinal, currently Dublin-born Kevin Farrell.
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