Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died, Reuters reported.

The information was announced by the Vatican in the video notice on April 21.

Pope Francis 88 years old. He had many different diseases during 12 years as the Pope.

He was the first pope to be 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧, growing up outside Europe for 12 centuries, the first to come from the Americas and the first Jesuit monk to hold this position.

Pope Francis has led 1.3 billion Roman Catholic people in the world since 2013. He has been in a wheelchair or cane for more than a year after undergoing a number of surgeries, including stomach surgery.

Traditionally, the pope’s death will be officially for 9 days. More than 140 cardinals will come to the Vatican within 15 to 20 days to start the Pope.