Read the text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis

"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with deep sadness that I must announce to you the death of our Holy Father Francis," declared Cardinal Kevin Farrell this Monday morning, shortly before 10 a.m. In accordance with the protocol, it is to the Camerlingual – the cardinal in charge of the administration of the temporal goods of the Holy See during the vacancy of the Apostolic See – that it is up to us to officially see the death of the pope, but als…

Read the announcement of the death of Pope Francis

The text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis, which was read Monday by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived. Farrell was accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin,…

Pope Francis dies at age 88, the Vatican announces

On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis blessed thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square in a surprise popemobile appearance through the piazza.

The announcement came from Cardinal Camerlengo. Kevin Farrell highlighted a life “dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church”. “He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity”, he stressed.

See the moment Vatican announces death of Pope Francis

A video released by Vatican media shows the moment the pope’s death was announced on Monday morning by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo. The camerlengo — or chamberlain — is the acting head of the Vatican in the period between the death or resignation of a pope and appointment of the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff dies, aged 88

Pope Francis, the unconventional and outspoken pontiff who inspired widespread devotion but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88. Born Jorge Bergoglio, Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics and the first from the Americas.