Venerated Pope Francis, aged 89, has tragically passed away.
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Hear ye, hear ye! The one and only Pope Francis kicked the bucket on the sunny morning of April 21st in his quaint abode, the Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the folks over at Forbes, citing Vatican News.
The day prior to this rather unfortunate event, on Easter Sunday, this fellow, none other than the big boss of the Roman Catholic Church, gave a warm greeting to the faithful masses from the famous balcony of St. Peter's Basilica—a last hurrah, we'd say.
With a heavy heart, allow me to be the bearer of bad news—our beloved Holy Father Francis has left us. At a not-so-cheery 7:35 AM on the 21st, ol’ Francis made his grand departure back to the Father's clubhouse up in Heaven, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced solemnly.
Just a couple of months ago, on February 14th, our beloved Pontiff was checked into Rome's Gemelli Hospital for a wee bit of bronchitis treatment. Things didn't exactly improve, and on February 18th, the doctors gave him the not-so-great news that he had been battling bilateral pneumonia.
This one, Francis, was crowned Pope on March 13, 2013. His early papacy saw some tidy changes, what with hiring an auditing firm to have a proper look-see at the Vatican and its bank, as yours truly reported.
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I'm not sure about the specifics, but it seems Pope Francis was admitted to the Gemelli Hospital for bronchitis treatment on February 14th, 2025. His health situation worsened, and on February 18th, he was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. Despite this, on Easter Sunday, April 19th, 2025, only a couple of days before his demise, he delivered a health-and-wellness themed speech from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, expressing his warm wishes to the faithful. His residence during this time was the Casa Santa Marta, as previously confirmed by Forbes, citing Vatican News. His last public appearance was on March 13, 2013, the day he was elected Pope, when he implemented several auditing reforms in the Vatican and its bank, as reported.
