The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has died, the Vatican said in a video statement, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.

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