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Pope Francis has died
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[RIA] Pope Francis has died, Reuters reports , citing the Vatican. "Pope Francis has died," the publication says. As Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, clarified, the pontiff's death was recorded at 7:35 a.m. "Today <…> Bishop Francis of Rome has returned to the Father's house. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially for the poorest and most disadvantaged. With great gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we entrust the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God," the Holy See press service quotes the cardinal as saying. The Pope was 88 years old. In mid-February, he was hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for treatment of bronchitis, and then tests showed the onset of double pneumonia. The Pope spent five weeks in the hospital, suffered four respiratory crises, and had two near-fatalities. The pontiff was discharged on March 23, and since then he has only appeared in public twice, the last time being on the eve of his death, when he congratulated the faithful on Easter. He also gave several audiences, including receiving the British King Charles III in early April and the US Vice President J.D. Vance on Holy Saturday. Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope on March 13, 2013, following the abdication of Benedict XVI. He was the first person from the New World to be elected to the Holy See. Related: Pope Francis 03/17/2025 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 16, 2025 Pope Francis 03/06/2025 Pope Francis not dead yet, calls parish in Gaza Pope Francis 03/04/2025 Pope had two respiratory ''insufficiencies'', back on ventilation: Vatican Posted by: badanov 2025-04-21 |
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