Pope Francis dies aged 88 just hours after meeting JD Vance
21-04-2025 09:57 via metro.co.uk

Pope Francis dies aged 88 just hours after meeting JD Vance

Pope Francis appeared in front of crowds in the Vatican for Easter Sunday yesterday (Picture: Maria Grazia Picciarella/Shutter)Pope Francis has died, aged 88, the Vatican has announced.He led the Catholic Church for 12 years, having been elected in March 2013 following the historic resignation of his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI.Francis recently left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he was admitted on February 14 after having difficulty breathing.It later emerged he was suffering
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