The Rev. Dan Hess, who studied in Rome while Pope Francis began his papacy, described the pope's call to shake things up as "an exciting time."

Pope Francis has died, and his passing has led to heightened security around the area surrounding St. Peter's Basilica. For days, Rome will be the center of the world, and in anticipation of

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio,