Pope Francis dies at 88 - in pictures


  • Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, has died at the age of 88. Getty Images
    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, has died at the age of 88. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in January 2023 at St Peter's Square in Vatican City. Getty Images
    Pope Francis attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in January 2023 at St Peter's Square in Vatican City. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. Photo: Presidential Court
    Pope Francis with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. Photo: Presidential Court
  • Pope Francis with King Hamad of Bahrain at Sakhir Palace, south of Manama, in November 2022. Reuters
    Pope Francis with King Hamad of Bahrain at Sakhir Palace, south of Manama, in November 2022. Reuters
  • Pope Francis leads Mass with the new cardinals in August 2022 in Vatican City. Getty
    Pope Francis leads Mass with the new cardinals in August 2022 in Vatican City. Getty
  • Pope Francis is driven in his specially designed vehicle to present his weekly address in June 2022. AP
    Pope Francis is driven in his specially designed vehicle to present his weekly address in June 2022. AP
  • Pope Francis conducts Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in March 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Getty Images
    Pope Francis conducts Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in March 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis releases a white dove near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, in March 2021. AFP
    Pope Francis releases a white dove near the ruins of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, in March 2021. AFP
  • Pope Francis arrives at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil in March 2021. Getty Images
    Pope Francis arrives at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil in March 2021. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Zayed Sport City, Abu Dhabi, in February 2019. Getty Images
    Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Zayed Sport City, Abu Dhabi, in February 2019. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis during the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in March 2018 in Rome. Getty Images
    Pope Francis during the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in March 2018 in Rome. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis at Easter Mass in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, in April 2017. Getty Images
    Pope Francis at Easter Mass in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, in April 2017. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis meets migrants at the Moria detention centre in Lesbos, Greece, in April 2016. Getty Images
    Pope Francis meets migrants at the Moria detention centre in Lesbos, Greece, in April 2016. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 migrants during Easter celebrations in Rome in 2016. Getty Images
    Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 migrants during Easter celebrations in Rome in 2016. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis greets the faithful as he holds his weekly audience in St Peter's Square in 2014. Getty Images
    Pope Francis greets the faithful as he holds his weekly audience in St Peter's Square in 2014. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis prays by the Western Wall in Jerusalem in May 2014. Getty Images
    Pope Francis prays by the Western Wall in Jerusalem in May 2014. Getty Images
  • A newly elected Pope Francis waves from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City in March 2013. Getty Images
    A newly elected Pope Francis waves from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City in March 2013. Getty Images
  • Pope John Paul II names Jorge Mario Bergoglio as cardinal in St Peter's Square in February 2001. Getty Images
    Pope John Paul II names Jorge Mario Bergoglio as cardinal in St Peter's Square in February 2001. Getty Images
  • Jorge Bergoglio, before he became known as Pope Francis, with his mother Maria Regina Sivori and father Mario Jose Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1958. AFP
    Jorge Bergoglio, before he became known as Pope Francis, with his mother Maria Regina Sivori and father Mario Jose Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1958. AFP
  • Jorge Bergoglio with his family. AP
    Jorge Bergoglio with his family. AP