Pope Francis, the first pope born in the Americas, has died at the age of 88 following weeks of intermittent hospital visits for chronic lung disease treatment. The Vatican revealed the cause of his death in a death certificate released on Monday. Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff. The certificate, which was published by the Vatican, said the pope had fallen