The boy from Buenos Aires who became leader of the Catholic Church
His papacy heralded many firsts and raised questions about the leadership of the Catholic Church.
His papacy heralded many firsts and raised questions about the leadership of the Catholic Church.
The informal Pope aimed to shift influence from Rome into hands of the faithful, the BBC's Aleem Maqbool writes.
Members of the Catholic Church's global community of 1.4bn people are remember the late Pope on Easter Monday.