POPE FRANCIS DEAD AT 88: Holy Father Passes Away One Day After Easter Following Struggle With Double Pneumonia

Pope Francis has died. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo — the “chamberlain” who essentially acts as head of the Vatican between the end of a papacy and the start of the next — confirmed Monday morning that Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, has passed away. Pope Francis passed away after a prolonged struggle with a double pneumonia. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” Farrell said in the announcement. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His


