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BumRushDaShow

(156,538 posts) Mon Apr 21, 2025, 02:22 PM Apr 21

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Pope died of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says [View all]

Source: Reuters

April 21, 2025 2:10 PM EDT Updated 10 min ago

VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff.

The certificate, which was published by the Vatican, said the pope had fallen into a coma before his death early on Monday.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-died-stroke-heart-failure-vatican-doctor-says-2025-04-21/

Just breaking. Short article at post time.

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Pope died of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 21 OP

How sad, for him and for all who loved him. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 21 #1

I wasn't aware Chrysanthemum Apr 21 #2

I'm sad. LizVerite Apr 21 #3

Same here. I left the Church in my teens, after being raised in an extended family that included highplainsdem Apr 21 #4

Not a Catholic, but loved what he did for the church and world. cksmithy Apr 21 #7

So the goodness of Pope Francis was not enough to offset the evil in Vance. He was suffering with respiratory problems LiberalArkie Apr 21 #5

"Arcangeli"? Aristus Apr 21 #6

Pope Francis had life-long lung problems GenThePerservering Apr 21 #8

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