The high official said Monday (April 21): “The most beloved brothers and sisters, with deep sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francisco.
“At 7.35 in this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the Father’s House. All his life dedicated himself 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 in favor of the poorest and most marginalized.
“With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we praise the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the unique God and the triune god,” reports Sky News.
Pope Francis dies of 88 years
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, like Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis was the son of Italian immigrants.
When he was a child, the suffered from a severe case of pleurisia, which required that part of one of his lungs be eliminated.
Eager for education, he studied philosophy and theology at the Archdiocesean Seminary of Buenos Aires, where he obtained his doctorate in theology.
At 33, he became an ordered priest later as rector of the philosophical and theological faculty of San Miguel.
In 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires before becoming the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998.
A few years later, in 1991, Pope John Paul II raised Pope Francis to a cardinal.
In 2013, the 266 Pope of the Catholic Church was chosen after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Francis Tok in the name of Francis in honor of San Francisco de Asís and became the first Pope in southern America.
