Vatican Pope Francis Death at 88, church bells toll mourning

Pope Francis Dead LIVE Updates Vatican Pope Francis Death I, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Latin American head, has passed away on April 21, the Vatican announced in a video statement, Reuters reported.

Pope Francis was 88 and had recently survived double pneumonia.

In the video statement by Cardinal Kevin Farrell on the Vatican’s TV channel, he said: “Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness 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.”