-NAIROBI, KENYA - APR. 25, 2025: Catholic Christians gathered in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Friday, April 25, to commemorate the life and legacy of late Pope Francis. Participants gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family and sang religious hymns collectively. The leader of the Catholic Church was born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrant parents. He studied in Argentina and later in Germany before being ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1969. Over a decade into his papacy, Pope Francis remained a figure of admiration and controversy. He sought to reform the Vatican’s bureaucracy, tackle corruption, and address some of the church’s most pressing challenges. The pope was admitted to a hospital in Rome in February with bronchitis, which developed into bilateral pneumonia. He was discharged after 38 days to continue his recovery at his Vatican residence. Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88.