Editor Daily Rundown: Pope Francis Dead At 88

BREAKING OVERNIGHT ... POPE FRANCIS HAS DIED ... Pope Francis Dead At 88, Sending Catholic Church Into Mourning, Reflection As World Speculates On Possible Successor Francis, the 266th supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and spiritual shepherd of her estimated 1.39 billion members for nearly twelve years, died Monday in Rome at the age of 88 weeks after being hospitalized Feb. 14 for 38 days to treat double pneumonia, the Vatican announced.