With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

What does the pope do? The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. There are around 1.41 billion Catholics in the world.

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Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, served as the Catholic Church’s head for the past 12 years. The Argentinian was the first pope born or raised outside of Europe in a millennium.