Pope Francis dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, has died Monday. He was 88, AP reports.

“At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,″ Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said in an announcement.

In his Easter message on Sunday, Pope Francis had called for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.