Some of the most memorable moments from the life of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88.
Pope Francis will congratulate those with illnesses and disabilities at the end of the Pro-Life Mass at St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican on June 16, 2013. AP
Former President Barack Obama will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on March 27, 2014. AP
Pope Francis is working on a joint Congress meeting held in Washington, DC on September 24, 2014. AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis prays on May 25, 2014, as the birthplace of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem on the west bank of Jordan River, traditionally at Israel’s separation barrier on the way to Mass on Manger Square next to the Nativity Church. AP
Pope Francis greets former Argentine football star Diego Armando Maradona before meeting with members of the Shoalus Oclentes organization at the Vatican on September 4, 2014. AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a private audience held at the Vatican on June 10, 2015. AP
Pope Francis on the left stands before Pope Benedict XVI, who entered St. Peter’s Basilica on December 8th, 2015, at the Vatican. AP
Pope Francis releases the pigeon as a symbol of peace during a meeting with the Caldean community at St. Simon Berthabbae Church in Tbilisi on September 30, 2016. AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis walks towards the main entrance with “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Frees You) at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp in Oswiesim, former Nazi Germany, as part of a visit to World Youth on July 29, 2016. AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis will meet President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during his private audience at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. AP
Pope Francis will connect with the crew aboard the International Space Station from the Vatican on October 26th, 2017. AP
Pope Francis smiles at the faithful man of the Popemovie in Santiago on January 15th, 2018. AFP via Getty Images
Pope Francis greets the faithful after celebrating Mass on September 29, 2019, during the Immigration and Refugees World Day at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. AP
Surrounded by the shells of a destroyed church, Pope Francis will lead prayers for the victims of war at Hosh al-Biaa Church Square in Mosul, Iraq on March 7, 2021. AP
Pope Francis will meet Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, the leading Shiite clergy of Iraq, in Najaf, Iraq, on March 6, 2021. AP
Pope Francis is Our Lady of Seven Grief Catholic Churches in Muskwasis, near Edmonton, Canada, on July 25, 2022, serving as Indigenous Principal during a meeting with Indigenous communities, including Indigenous, Métis and Inuit. AP
Pope Francis holds the baby as he leaves at the end of the weekly general audience on January 29, 2025 at the Vatican’s Hall of Paul VI. AP
Pope Francis delivers his urbi et orbi blessings from a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican city on April 20, 2025. Getty Images
