Pope Francis passed away this Monday at the age of 88, according to an official statement from the Vatican. The pontiff's death occurred just one day after his last public appearance, when he appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to deliver his Easter message to a crowd gathered in the square. According to the Vatican, Jorge Mario Bergoglio died after suffering a stroke.
"I certify that His Holiness Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on December 17, 1936, resident in Vatican City, Vatican Citizen, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on 04/21/2025 in his apartment at Domus Santa Marta (Vatican City) from: a stroke, coma, and irreversible cardiovascular collapse," states the official communiqué.
According to the Holy See, the pontiff had previously presented "a prior episode of acute respiratory failure in bilateral polymicrobial pneumonia; multiple bronchiectasis: hypertension; type II diabetes; the confirmation of death was made through electrocardioanatomic recording."
