Pope Francis dies at age 88, one day after Easter Sunday

Pope Francis led not only with wisdom but with a heart open to all, especially the poor and forgotten,” said Marcos, who leads Asia’s largest Catholic country — the third biggest in the world. “It is a profoundly sad day,

Argentine President Javier Milei has paid tribute to Pope Francis’s “goodness and wisdom” despite the pair’s very public “differences.”

“In spite of differences that today seem minor, to have known him in his goodness and wisdom was a true honor for me,” Milei posted on X.

The Argentine pope’s relationship with politics in his homeland was evidenced in his dealings with radical right-winger Milei.

Before the Argentine president took office in late 2023, he accused the pope of political interference and called him an “imbecile” who “promotes communism.”

Milei subsequently apologized and was received by Francis at the Vatican shortly after his election.