St. Louis Archdiocese reacts to Pope Francis' death

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88.

Francis died Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. Central European Summer Time (1:35 a.m. Eastern Time). He had been the pope for 12 years, ascending to the head of the papacy on March 13, 2013.

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.

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