Pope Francis, 88, died on Easter Monday from a stroke and a cardiac arrest, according to a Vatican announcement.
Alex Hogan, of Fox News, confirmed in a report in the air that the Pope had a stroke in the early morning of April 21, he entered a coma and then had a heart attack.
The Pope’s death follows years of current health problems, including recent hospitalization for double pneumonia.
Pope Francis died at the age of 88
The official announcement of the death was made at the Pope’s residence in the Chapel of St. Martha Monday.
A faithful has a portrait of the late Pope Francis in the Basilica of San José de Flores, where he was worshiped as a young man, after the announcement of the Vatican of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 21, 2025. (Gustavo Garello/AP)
Pope Francis served for 12 years and defended causes that include migrant rights, climate change and LGBTQ inclusion, reported Hogan.
The day before his death, the Pope met with Vice President JD Vance in the Vatican City.
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While the recent combination of pneumonia pope had aroused his concern about his health, the stroke event that resulted in his death was a clash among his faithful, according to reports.
Bumps are the fifth cause of death in the United States and a main cause of disability, according to the American Association of Sictus.
Pope Francis shows himself in Luxembourg on September 26, 2024. While the recent pope’s attack with Pneumonia had aroused his concern about his health, the stroke event that resulted in his death was a shock among his faithful. (Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty)
“Stroke is a brain injury due to blood flow deterioration,” said Massachusetts Dr. Sandeep Kumar, a neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, told Fox News.
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“A normal blood supply is vital for the brain to function normally and for the preservation of its structure. The interruption of blood flow deprives to the affected parts of the brain of receiving oxygen and other nutrients, with the result that these tissues begin to disintegrate.”
Although there are two main types of strokes, ischemic and hemorrhagic, ischemic accidents are the most common, representing 87% of all cases, according to the association.
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“The blood flow to the brain can be committed when … a brain artery is blocked by both a blood clot and a plate,” Kumar said. “This is called ischemic stroke.”
The blows are the fifth cause of death in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. (Istock)
In the case of a hemorrhagic stroke, the blood vessel that supplies the brain, causing bleeding inside the brain tissue, according to Kumar.
“Bleed can directly damage brain cells or deprive the surrounding tissues of proper oxygen and nutrients,” he added.
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Ashlyn Messier of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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