Pope Francis is dead.
The Vatican News has confirmed.
The head of the Catholic Church died on Easter Monday, April 21, after battling double pneumonia for over one month. "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta," Vatican News said in a tweet.
The 88-year-old was hospitalised at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 and remained bedridden for over a month.
