A look at the life of Pope Francis through pictures

A Pontiff who defined himself as “a grandfather”, confessing that he was “very far from new technologies” and that he had not watched television since 1990 for a Marian vote. And yet, Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88, was undoubtedly the first real “social” Pope, an extraordinary communicator capable of exploiting with intelligence and humanity the power of the new media to carry his message “into the homes of the faithful.” From d…

A look at the life of Pope Francis through pictures

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. See his life through photographs, beginning when he was just a young boy until late in his life.

Pope Francis' Life in Photos, from a Young Boy in Argentina to Leader of the Catholic Faith

From his early years in Argentina to his rise in the clergy ranks, see Pope Francis' journey to Vatican CityDan Kitwood/Getty Pope FrancisBefore he was elected Pope Francis in 2013, he was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires. In his youth, he worked as a janitor, a bouncer and eventually trained to work in a food science lab. But surviving bouts of illness, the young Argentinean felt called to join the Society of Jesuits – a path …

Pope Francis’ life in pictures

Pope Francis died at 88 on Easter Monday.

Pope Francis: Life in pictures

Pope Francis died on Monday (Apr 21), aged 88, ending a 12-year papacy marked by attempts to reform the Catholic Church. Only a day earlier, the frail-looking pope had delighted crowds at the Vatican on Easter Sunday with an appearance on the balcony at Saint Peter’s Basilica. “He lived this Easter and then he went,” a worshipper said with tears in her eyes as she visited the Vatican on Monday.  FROM BUENOS AIRES TO THE VATICAN Pope Francis, who…

May eternal light shine upon him,” said Alexandra Szentkirályi, the leader of the Fidesz-KDNP faction in Budapest. The Catholic bishop died on Easter Monday.