{"id":2491,"date":"2025-04-21T13:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:29:51","slug":"pope-francis-dies-at-88-vatican-in-mourning-as-his-final-wish-for-a-humble-funeral-is-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2491","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Dies at 88 \u2014 Vatican in Mourning as His Final Wish for a Humble Funeral Is Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__subTitle\">Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican\u2019s Casa Santa Marta.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1C3oDu.img?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;q=60&amp;m=2&amp;f=jpg\" alt=\"The first pope to approve the blessing of same-sex couples\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words:<\/p>\n<div class=\"hdB4OQ8K\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"0N7pqK6A\"><\/div>\n<p>The Pope was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital on Friday, February 14, 2025, after suffering from a bout of bronchitis for several days.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis\u2019 clinical situation gradually worsened, and his doctors diagnosed bilateral pneumonia on Tuesday, February 18.<\/p>\n<p>After 38 days in hospital, the late Pope returned to his Vatican residence at the Casa Santa Marta to continue his recovery.<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"article__readmore\">\n<div class=\"teaser--labelEvidence teaser teaser--type-article \">\n<article>\n<div class=\"teaser__labelWrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<article>\n<h2 class=\"teaser__title\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1DiKvL.img?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;q=60&amp;m=2&amp;f=jpg\" alt=\"Pope Francis dies at 88, ending a decade of transformative papacy\" \/><\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 1957, in his early 20s, Jorge Mario Bergoglio underwent surgery in his native Argentina to remove a portion of his lung that had been affected by a severe respiratory infection.<\/p>\n<p>As he aged, Pope Francis frequently suffered bouts of respiratory illnesses, even cancelling a planned visit to the United Arab Emirates in November 2023 due to influenza and lung inflammation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ZaFbcXkS\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-04-13t101647z-1249624126-rc2ywdag1y46-rtrmadp-3-religion-easter-pope-palmsunday.JPG?c=16x9&amp;q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill\" alt=\"Pope Francis' Easter is going to look a little different this year. Here's  how | CNN\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, the late Pope Francis approved an updated edition of the liturgical book for papal funeral rites, which will guide the funeral Mass which has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican\u2019s Casa Santa Marta. 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