Pope Francis dies at 88: What the Vatican and others have said about his death
What to know
-
- Pope Francis died on April 21, the day after Easter, the Vatican said around 10 a.m. in Rome. He was 88 years old and led the Catholic Church for 12 years.
- The Vatican later announced the pope died of a stroke and heart failure.
- Francis battled multiple health issues and spent five weeks in the hospital earlier this year with double pneumonia. He returned to the Vatican on March 23.