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Pope Francis Dead at 88


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Pope Francis[b] (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;[c] 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death. He was the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.

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Francis died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at 07:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) in his residence in Domus Sanctae Marthae.[509][510] His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell on the Vatican's TV channel and in a video statement; the exact circumstances of his death are yet to be disclosed,[511][512] although Italian sources unofficially reported that the death was caused by a brain-related issue, likely a stroke.[513][514]

His death triggers a papal interregnum and a nine-day period of mourning known as the novemdiales (Latin for 'nine days'). The pope's funeral, by tradition, takes place within four to six days of the pope's death; it is expected that he will be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore according to his wishes.[515] Cardinal-electors will be expected to arrive in Rome to attend the general congregation of cardinals, which will also result in the decision for the date and time of the upcoming conclave.[516]
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DavidT8899 · 22-25, M
Look,I don't doubt that Francis was a sincere man in his own way,and I don't want to speak I'll of the dead.As a human being,I morn his passing.But ,I'm sorry,he was not what I'd consider a good Pope.
@DavidT8899

Are you Roman Catholic?
DavidT8899 · 22-25, M
@SomeMichGuy That's the denomination I was raised in.
@DavidT8899 Then I value your viewpoint more, as I am
an outsider to the Roman church.

But I understand & thanks!
fun4us2b · M
The story of his rise to the papacy is told in the movie The Two Popes on netflix. Pope Francis is shown to be quite a humble and decent person. He did have a political struggle at one point, but I think he did what he honestly thought best.
@fun4us2b He was an inspired pick.
FinnyCatt · 16-17, T
I'm not religious, but he was a good pope and will be missed :[
msros · F
He may be the first and the last Jesuit Pope, truly revolutionary.
Caelestis Papa noster ad Dominum et Salvatorem nostrum Jesum Christum revocatus est
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eMortal · M
Are they just electing the next Cardinal ready to die? "Let's see, who has a chronic illness among us? Him!! Ok, he's our new Pope"
@eMortal No, but they do tend to be older, so health issues are definitely part of it!

 
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