Milei broke the silence with an important message about Pope Francis' death.

In an official statement issued this Sunday, April 21, the Argentine Government confirmed and lamented the passing of Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the first Argentine pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church.

The news was released by the Office of the President of the Nation. President Javier Milei expressed his sorrow for the loss of someone who was “a spiritual leader” for millions of faithful around the world.

“The President of the Nation stands with all those who profess the Catholic faith and who found in the Supreme Pontiff a spiritual leader during this sad moment,” the official text stated.

Francis, born in Buenos Aires in 1936 and elected Pope in 2013, led the Catholic Church for more than a decade. The Government's message remembered him as the man who “became in 2013 the first Argentine to lead the Catholic Church and guide it with dedication and love from the Vatican.”

Argentina, the pontiff's native country, was defined in the statement as “a country of long Catholic tradition and the land of Pope Francis,” and it expressed “deeply the departure of His Holiness” with direct condolences to the Bergoglio family.

The farewell concluded with a traditional Latin formula: “Requiem aeternam dona ei Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.”

Its translation is: "Grant him, Lord, eternal rest. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace."