Jorge Bergoglio, the first Latin American Supreme Pontiff, was born in Argentina and assumed office in 2013. After his passing, it was Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell who verified his death, sealed his private rooms, and took charge of the assets of the Holy See. Pope Francis's funeral took place after the faithful were able to say goodbye to him.
The Catholic cardinals have set the date of May 7 to start the Conclave, the process of electing the new Pope. This event was delayed by a few days to allow cardinals to get acquainted with each other before the secret vote. Many expressed their desire to continue Pope Francis's pastoral approach, which was characterized by his attention to the marginalized and his message of a "church that is poor and for the poor."
During his papacy, Francis advocated for the rights of LGBT people, fought against pedophilia, and promoted more relevant roles for women in the church. Despite support for these ideas, conservative factions seek to reinstate fundamentalist doctrines from previous popes like Saint John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Among the potential successors are cardinals like Raymond Burke, considered the "Trump candidate," and others like Peter Erdo, Reinhard Marx, among others.
Pope Francis passed away on April 21, according to official information from the Vatican. On the other hand, recently, the official account of the White House shared an AI-generated image in which Donald Trump appears in papal attire, generating some controversy after the Pope's death.
