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Pope Francis Death: Pope Francis, who was recovering from double pneumonia, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican informed in a video statement on Monday. He took charge in 2013 and had suffered various diseases during his tenure of 12 years. Pope Francis was known for his humility and was interested in football and multiple forms of art. He completed his graduation as a chemical technician and worked as a teacher before committing himself to religious purposes. He was the spiritual leader to almost 1.3 billion people, more than one-sixth of the total world's population.

Pope Francis was born in Argentina's Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, and his real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the son of Italian immigrants and was interested in football and multiple forms of art in his childhood days. He is the first pope who belonged to South America and took his name from Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian priest from the 12th century.

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Pope Francis Full Journey 

Pope Francis graduated as a chemical technician but later chose the path of religion by deciding to become a priest. He entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958; however, he returned to Argentina from Chile after completing his education in the humanities in 1963. While returning to Argentina, he decided to teach the students and taught literature and psychology at Immaculate Conception College in Santa Fe from 1964 to 1965. However, Pope Francis later studied theology in the Colegio of San Jose from 1967 to 1970.

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Pope Francis commenced his training as a priest between 1970 and 1971 and devoted himself to the religion and continued his journey and offered his services to the multiple concerned conferences. He was later elected the president of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference in 2005, and his tenure was further extended for three years in 2008. At the age of 76, he was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from South America on March 13, 2013.