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From a record in canonizations to the longest trip made by a pontiff, Pope Francis’s legacy is undeniable. These are 10 of their most prominent achievements.
One of the transcendental historical facts of Francisco’s pontificate (left) was his encounter with the Russian patriarch Kirill in February 2016. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
Francisco, the first Latin American Pope, He died Monday at age 88 after more than a decade of pontificate Very popular among the faithful, although he faced a fierce opposition within the Catholic Church itself.
The health of the Argentine Jesuit, leader of the Catholic Church since 2013, hung from a thread for months.
He was hospitalized 38 days for a serious pneumonia until March 23. Weakened, he participated on Sunday in the celebration of Easter in the Vatican.
According to the Holy See, Francisco died in the residence of Santa Marta, where he livedand his body will be placed in a coffin in the chapel of that residence for the “death certification rite”.
The coffin will be exposed from Wednesday in the Basilica of San Pedro so that the faithful can say goodbye to him. The funeral date will be decided by the cardinals, In principle between the fourth and the sixth day after death.
According to analysts, Pope Francis was One of the most recognized pontiffs by the international community And he left an indelible legacy, not only for the church but for the entire world.
What are the achievements of Francisco’s pontificate?
According to the agency EFE, Bergoglio exercised a pontificate revolutionary, full of reforms and acts in favor of peace.
- In 2014 he intervened in the Restoration of relations between Cuba and the US.
- In 2014 he also organized a historic prayer for peace in the Middle East with leaders of Israel and Palestine.
- In 2016 it facilitated the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.
- In 2016 he had a historic encounter with the Orthodox patriarch Kirill, in Havana, Cuba.
- In 2019 he was the first Pope to visit United Arab Emirates.
- In 2019 he became the first Pope to visit Iraq.
- In 2024 he made the longest apostolic journey in the history of a papacy to Asia and Oceania.
- In 2014 it also became the first Pope to attend a G7 summit.
- He made at least four reforms in the Church, among which the creation of a commission against pedophilia in 2013 and declares the death penalty in 2018.
- The Pope also has the canonizations record, with 942, compared to 483 of John Paul II and 45 of Benedict XVI.
*With EFE and AFP information