Pope Francis died at the age of 88. Since February 14, he was in the hospital in a serious condition, but the day before he addressed the faithful with an Easter message. About this informs Vatican News.
“Dear brothers and sisters, it is with deep sadness that I have to announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. Today at 7:35 a.m., the Bishop of Rome Francis returned to the Father’s house. His whole life was dedicated to serving the Lord and His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, especially for the benefit of the poorest and most marginalized. Boundless in gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we entrust the soul of Pope Francis to the boundless merciful love of the Triune God.” – said in the statement of Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church.
We will remind you that on February 14, Pope Francis was hospitalized at the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome after an attack of bronchitis. Later, doctors diagnosed bilateral inflammation of the lungs. As of February 20, his clinical condition has slightly improved. At the same time, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former Minister of Culture of the Vatican, suggested the possibility of Pope Francis abdicating because of his health.
Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. First, he got an education in a secondary special industrial school as a chemist, after which he worked in the Hickethier-Bachmann laboratory, where he was engaged in checking the compliance of food products with sanitary standards.
At the age of 21, he decided to enter the seminary. In 1958, he joined the Jesuit order, where he received a humanitarian education in the order’s educational institutions. Subsequently, Francis studied humanities and taught literature and psychology. He began his religious journey in 1969.
Francis became Pope on March 13, 2013, succeeding Benedict XVI, who abdicated due to ill health. Benedict XVI died in December 2022.
