
21/04/2025
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican has announced in a video statement on Monday, April 21, 2025.
The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died at the age of 88, according to Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement published by the Vatican.
Pope Francis' death comes 24 hours after a brief appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday mass.
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