The body of Pope Francis State in St Peter’s in Rome before his funeral on April 26. The 88 -year -old pontiff died of a stroke following a recent pneumonia fight. He made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, the day before his death. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, he became a pope in 2013 after Benedict XVI decided to retire. Francis was the first man in the southern hemisphere to direct the Catholic Church. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral, including Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, and Javier Milei, president of Argentina.