Apr 22, 2025
Pope Francis Passes Away at 88: A Legacy of Compassion and Change.
Pope Francis Passes Away at 88: A Legacy of Compassion and Change. On April 21, 2025, the world mourned the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday in his residence at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. The first Latin American pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died at 7:35 a.m. local time following a stroke that led to a coma and…