The pope has died

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https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-has-died-the-vatican-says-12890455 just that really. Will they do the conclave now? Or in a few days as it’s Easter?

Like Queen Elizabeth and Liz Truss.

I’m amazed he made it out of hospital. I honestly didn’t think he was going to a few months ago.

RIP Pope Francis.

White can often make people look pasty and washed out.

This is also Jubilee Year in Rome. Quite poignant that he died at Easter Time and during the Jubilee which happens only every 25 years.

There’s photos of them together.

Makes you think he was holding on for Easter. He seemed a nice guy. Sad but yes a good age.

But he did. Unfortunately. It probably meant more to Mrs Vance.

Political to the last.

I’d say the Vance situation turned into a diplomatic incident.. Vance came to see the pope, was fobbed off with a very senior cardinal but not happy. Italian PM got dragged into it and they met anyhow.

It looked like they were trying to dodge it!

Mrs Vance is not a Catholic.

Some photos of yesterday.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/vaticans-easter-mass-opens-without-pope-francis-as-he-continues-recovering-from-pneumonia/

Lapsed Catholic here, but I feel sad about this. He was taking the church in a better direction than many before him. RIP.

Maybe he felt too ill to meet him? If it’s true that Vance threw a strop and forced the issue with an elderly , unwell man then shame on Vance.

I’m not religious but he was one of the only people publicly urging to stop the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and urging people like Trump and Vance to have some human compassion. RIP Pope Francis.

Easter Sunday is the most important day of the church’s year. It seems that Francis hung on long enough to perform his duties yesterday before passing away this morning.

He was, by all accounts, a kind, humble and decent man. Qualities which not all his predecessors possessed. My condolences to his loved ones & all who mourn his death.

RIP Papa.

A good man.

Oh my gosh how sad. 😢 I thought he looked a bit shaky and ill over the weekend. This is like our darling Queen who was still performing duties/meeting Liz Truss etc, and then died a few days later.

R.I.P. Can't remember how long he's been Pope. About 12-13 years?

Aww, sad.

Rest in peace. I was sad to hear this.

There was a worshipper on the news last night saying how glad she was to have seen him in such good health, I'm not sure who she was looking at.. He was clearly very frail, I'm not surprised he's died

Very sad , he seemed like a very decent man , passing on Easter Sunday too.
sleep well 🕊️

Exactly what I thought yesterday when I saw the pope on the balcony and heard he has a meeting with JD Vance. He already didn't look well without having to go through that.
Rip

Saw him in Rome last year and found it quite affecting despite not being religious. Huge service with loads of different nationalities, it was like a pop concert. What I did find touching and kind was when different priests and bishops etc were waiting to see him, they’d all kneel before him and you could see him trying to stop the elderly and infirm ones from trying to kneel.

The Conclave cannot happen until after the funeral...that is usually a week after the death, so that people can travel to Rome, to pay respects. Traditionally it is about a fortnight after the death, to ensure that all the eligible Cardinals are able to attend.

May the Holy Father rest in peace, and rise in glory

Apart from the sinking feeling in my heart that he’d died my first thought was about how awful to have spent some of your last day with JD Vance.

Your comment is bizarre.