Cardinal of Vatican Camerlengo Kevin Farrell revealed the news this morning (April 21).
The bells were put in the towers of the Church through Rome after the announcement.
The statement said: “At 7.35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the Father’s House. All his 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, special for the poorest and most marginalized.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 in his residence at the Santa Marta del Vatican house. pic.twitter.com/juikbplvi2
– Vatican News (@vaticannews) April 21, 2025
“With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we recommend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinity and merciful love of God, one and tribe.”
When did Pope Francis become?
Pope Francis Tok on paper on February 28, 2013, 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.
It was Pope for more than 12 years.
Francis suffered a chronic pulmonary disease and took part in a lung when he was young.
In recent years, the Pope was forced to cancel some events due to poor health.
He was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on February 14 for a respiratory crisis that became double pneumonia.
He spent 38 days there, the longest hospital stay of his 12 -year -old papacy.
Despite its recently bad health, Francis emerged yesterday, on Easter Sunday, to bless thousands of people in the Plaza de San Pedro and treat them to a surprise visit by Popemobile for Piazza.
Taxes have been arriving since their death.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called the Pope a “man of humility, on the side of the most vulnerable and most fragile,” reports the BBC.
The Scottish prime minister, John Swinney, said it was “a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation.”
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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, shared with X: “Today, the world cries the death of Pope Francis.
“He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate. My thoughts are with all those who feel this deep loss.
“That they find comfort in the idea that Pope Francis’s legacy will continue to guide us all towards a more fair, peaceful and compassionate world.”
