Pope Franciscus Death at the age of 88 after recent double pneumonia
Pope FrancisWho has been the leader of the Catholic Church since 2013, died at the age of 88.
“Pope Franciscus died on Easter Monday April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 in his home in Casa Santa Marta of the Vatican,” the Vatican announced Via social media on Monday, April 21.
“Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I have to announce the death of our holy Father Francis,” an explanation of Cardinal Kevin Farrell said.
“At 7:35 This morning the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and his church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness, courage and universal love, especially for the poorest and most marginalized,” Farrell continued.
“With enormous gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we praise the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the three tracts,” concluded Farrell.
The death of the pope came only a few hours after he appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday 20 April to wish the collected crowd a happy Easter.
Pope Francis.
Buda Mendes/Getty imagesThe Holy Father was first admitted to the hospital on February 14 when he was admitted to the Gemelli hospital of Rome for bronchitis. He later started to receive care for double pneumonia, which means that pneumonia in both lungs.
While doctors revealed that Francis was doing better, his condition suffered a “sudden deterioration” after “an isolated crisis of bronchospasm on 28 February.”
A bronchospasm is when the muscles in the bronchi – the airways that connect the lungs with the wind pipe – become tighter and lead to airways, causing the intake of oxygen, the Cleveland Clinic explained.
Francis served as head of the Catholic Church for almost 12 years. As he called the Vatican City House, the religious leader made it a priority to go to the periphery of the world during his years of service.
In 2015, Francis made a trip to the United States and traveled from Washington, DC to New York City to Philadelphia. At the time, many celebrities went out for their positive feelings about him.
“This pope is inspiring for me as an American, like a woman, as a Catholic,” Maria Shriver told People After treating his visits for the Today Show. “It was really very moving to be here.”
Other famous Catholics, including Mark Wahlberg” Mario Lopez” Sunny hostin And Jim Gaffigan have spoken about their appreciation for Francis.
“I think you could say that the pope is like a Catholic super hero,” said Gaffigan, 58, on CBS Sunday morning In September 2015 before he performs comedy for the Holy Father. “You have the cape, the hat, his car is even called the Pope-Mobile. It is so nice to hear a world leader say,” Who am I to judge? “
Celebrities who do not identify themselves as a Catholic also expressed their support for a leader who devoted much of his position to the poor and remind people who are all welcome in the church.
In June 2024, Whoopi Goldberg – Die famous Francis Parapernalia brought from her film from 1992 Sister act – Close to nearly 100 comedians from all over the world to visit the Holy Father in Vatican City.
Jamie McCarthy/Getty images; Vatican Pool/Getty Images Whoopi Goldberg gets everything out of the closet for Sister Act 3 and even offers Pope Franciscus a cameor chance. During her Wednesday 8 May, it opened at the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Goldberg, 68, about meeting the pope, 87, in the Vatican in 2023. “I went to […]
“The pope decided that he wanted to tell us that what we were doing as humorists and comics was quite important and great,” she said View When remembering her journey Chris Rock” Jimmy Fallon” Conan O’Brien And other stars. “It had less to do with our religious preferences than he had to do with him to give us a message that we are to be humorists who were moving and great to hear.”
In a separate segment ViewGoldberg, 69, repeated how impressed she was from Francis.
“He is a person as it turns out, which I really like, and he does his best to be a person for everyone,” she said. “He knows that we are all inadequate. He is poor, I am poor, you are poor. But he is,” Listen. We can bring the best of us to bring the best of us. ”
