Kiongozi wa Kanisa Katoliki Duniani, Papa Francis, amefariki dunia leo April 21,2025 kwenye Jumatatu ya Pasaka akiwa na umri wa miaka 88 ambapo Vatican imethibitisha na kusema Papa amefariki kwenye makazi yake Vatican na taarifa zaidi kuhusu kifo chake zitatolewa.
Papa ambaye alizaliwa mwaka 1936 hivi karibuni amepitia changamoto ya upumuaji hadi kuhitaji mashine ya kusaidia kupumua na amekuwa akikabiliwa na matatizo ya kiafya ikiwemo maambukizi ya mapafu(nimonia) hadi kupelekea kulazwa kwa wiki kadhaa kabla ya baadaye afya yake kuimarika.
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Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church who sought to modernise the pastoral and public priorities of the Vatican, has died at the age of 88.
The Vatican announced the death of the Argentina-born Francis, a ground-breaking and progressive figure on Monday.
He was the first pope to be born or raised outside Europe in 12 centuries, the first from the Americas and the first Jesuit to hold the role.
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