Francis' death comes a day after the pope had made his first prolonged public appearance since being discharged on March 23 from a 38-day hospital stay for pneumonia
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later known as Pope Francis, was elected on March 13, 2013, but came close to papacy years prior. In the 2005 election of Pope Benedict, Bergoglio earned the second-most votes.
Pope John Paul II was the last pope to die in office. He was succeeded by Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned from the papacy in 2013. Pope Francis was elected by the papal conclave on March 13, 2013.
