Newsday

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969 and led the religious order in ...
TVLine

Pope Francis Dead At 88

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past decade, died early Monday morning following a battle with multiple respiratory issues. He was 88 years old. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop ...
The Garden Island

Francis, First Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman Catholic ...
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Pope Francis dead: Head of Catholic church passes away aged 88, Vatican announces

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican has announced, hours after he greeted thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to celebrate Easter Sunday. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican ...
NPR

Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88

ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a top Vatican official, announced the death of Pope ...
NBC New York

From son of immigrants to His Holiness: NYC remembers Pope Francis

As Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized with a com p lex lung infection and other health complications before passing away, the tri-state area pays ...
Newsday

Pope Francis' death: Long Islanders remember his compassion and willingness to push boundaries

This story was reported by John Asbury, Bart Jones, Maureen Mullarkey, David Olson, Joseph Ostapiuk, Tara Smith and Nicholas Spangler. It was written by Jones. As Long Island Catholics looked ahead to ...