Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, was the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff. He was also the first to choose the name Francis, dedicating his life to working with the poor and society’s outcasts. Global leaders have expressed their condolences as the Vatican arranges his funeral for Saturday.
New York, among other cities around the globe, has been the epicenter of virtuosic cantorial performance of Jewish liturgy through melody. Now, there is an attempt to revive the practice.