Pope Francis, the ‘World’s Parish Priest’ Who Led in an Era of Crisis, Dies at 88

Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88

Pope Francis in his private library of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Sept. 5, 2014.Vatican Pool/Getty Images

Death of 267th head of Catholic church triggers period of global mourning and Vatican conclave of cardinals to elect successor

Pope Francis, the pontiff revered by millions of Catholics around the world whose popular appeal reached far be…