BREAKING; Pope Francis is dead

BREAKING; Pope Francis is dead

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican says

The Pope, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at 07:35 local time on Easter Monday

His death comes a day after he appeared in St Peter’s Square to wish “Happy Easter” to thousands of worshippers

He was recently discharged from hospital last month after five weeks of treatment for an infection.