Pope Francis was the first Latin American pontiff of the Catholic Church.
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PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.
