The Catholic Church has lost its leader.
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) died on April 21 at the age of 88, confirmed the Vatican.
“At 7:35 am this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the father’s house”, Cardinal Kevin Farrell said in a press release, obtained by NBC News. “He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage and universal love, in particular in favor of the poorest and most marginalized.”
His death comes two months after hospitalization for respiratory problems. The pontiff was initially admitted to the AGOSTINO Gemelli Polyclinique in Rome on February 14 to treat the persistent symptoms of bronchitis, but was then diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.
“Laboratory examinations, thoracic radiographs and clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to present a complex image”, a declaration of February 18 of the Holy See press office, explaining computed tomography showed a “polymicrobial infection of respiratory tract” and a “beginning of bilateral pneumonia which required additional drug therapy.
On February 22, the Vatican said that additional tests showed that “thrombocytopenia, associated with anemia, which required the administration of blood transfusions” in the middle of Francis’ critical condition “.
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