In his 12 years as pontiff, Pope Francis became popular far beyond the Catholic community as people embraced his humility and progressive views. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Over the years, he showed patience and humour as he met worshippers and representatives from across the world. He was a vocal champion of the world’s poor, dispossessed and disadvantaged, and a blunt critic of corporate greed and social and economic inequality Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88 ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... Pope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/liv... Conclave: the Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► / theguardian Instagram ► / guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #popefrancis #thepope #ilpapa #papafrancisco #papafrancesco #catholic #church #pope #religion