His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church.

The Pope had been unwell for a number of months and was recovering from a near-fatal bout of pneumonia.

The Pope and the U.S. administration had clashed over the Trump administrations migrant deportation plans.

Pope Francis

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Faithful go on a pilgrimage for the death of Pope Francis in the Church of Santa Maria Addolorata, which occurs in Vatican City, on April 21, 2025. The Vatican announces that Pope Francis, 88, dies ‘‘this morning at 07:35 local time (05:35 GMT) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returns to the house of the Father’’.