Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced early Monday morning in Rome. He was 88.
The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic faithful led the Catholic Church for 12 years, having been elevated to the role in March 2013 following the historic resignation of his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI.
Francis recently left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he was admitted on February 14 after having difficulty breathing. A serious bout of double pneumonia was diagnosed as the cause.
He died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
“Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican’s TV channel by way of confirmation. Source:
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