Brought to you by Euractiv's newsroom. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope and one of the most influential figures of the 21st century, passed away today at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected to the papacy on 13 March 2013 to succeed Benedict XVI. |
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