Pope Francis shook up Church with simplicity, raising conservative ire

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusive and less judgmental made him an enemy to conservatives nostalgic for a traditional past. The Vatican said on Monday in a video statement that he had died. Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI.