The 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, passed away on Monday morning, the Vatican has announced
Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and the first from the Americas, has died aged 88, the Vatican confirmed on Monday morning.
In an emotional announcement from St Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo responsible for administering the Church between papacies, said the Pope had passed away peacefully in the Vatican at 7:35am local time.