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By Andrew Haruna | Vatican Metropolis
The Vatican has formally licensed the demise of His Holiness Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who handed away at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, on the age of 88, in his condo at Domus Santa Marta.
In line with a signed declaration from Professor Andrea Arcangeli, Director of the Well being and Hygiene Division of the Vatican Metropolis State, the late Pope died from cerebral stroke, adopted by coma and irreversible cardiac arrest.
Detailed Medical Certification from the Vatican
The Vatican doc confirms that electrocardiographic recordings verified the Pontiff’s demise, which was precipitated by a mixture of persistent and acute situations, together with:
These pre-existing well being issues considerably weakened the Pope’s already fragile situation within the weeks main as much as his demise.
“To the most effective of my information and perception, the causes of demise are these indicated above,” said Prof. Arcangeli within the official demise certificates issued on April 21, 2025.
Legacy of a Reformist Pontiff
Pope Francis, the primary Jesuit pope and the primary from Latin America, was broadly recognized for his emphasis on mercy, inclusivity, and his relentless efforts towards church reform, local weather advocacy, and interfaith dialogue. His papacy additionally highlighted the necessity for transparency, compassionate management, and renewed evangelization within the twenty first century.
Born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis was elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Funeral Rites and Vatican Procedures
The Vatican has but to formally announce funeral preparations, however preparations are anticipated to comply with the up to date version of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, a revised papal funeral ceremony which the late Pope Francis himself accepted in April 2024.
His ultimate needs reportedly included a simplified funeral ceremony that displays his pastoral id, specializing in religion within the Risen Christ quite than papal grandeur.
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