Pope dies: From being first to take the name Francis to refusing Apostolic Palace, some interesting facts

Pope Francis, the 266th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88 on Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis became Pope on March 13, 2013, after his predecessor, Benedict XVI, resigned. He has not been keeping well and was recently hospitalised, where doctors diagnosed a complex infection that developed into double pneumonia. The Pope suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy. In the weeks before his death, he had been treated for chronic lung disease, including a respiratory crisis.

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