Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. The Vatican City announced the passing of Pope Francis on April 21.
Pope Francis grew up in Argentina. He was the first cardinal born and raised outside of Europe in the 12th century, the first person from the Americas and the first convert to the see.
Pope Francis, who has led 1.3 billion Catholics around the world since 2013, has experienced increasingly poor health, accompanied by physical pain, having to use a wheelchair or stand on a stick for more than a year after undergoing a number of surgeries, including gastric surgery.
On February 18, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had pneumonia in both lungs and that the Pope's health condition was complicated. At the time, Pope Francis had had been infected with the respiratory tract for more than a week and was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome on February 14.
According to the rituals of the church that have existed for centuries, the death of the popes first needs to be confirmed by the cardinal in charge of the cradle.
Cardinal Regent called the Holy Pope - Jorge Mario Bergoglio - 3 times. Without receiving feedback, Cardinal Regent declared the pope's death, notifying the Vatican and the public.
After Pope Francis passed away, the official funeral took 9 days. The papal death also raises questions about his successor, with more than 140 cardinals arriving in the Vatican within 15 to 20 days to begin the papal election. A secret ballot will be held to determine the successor to Pope Francis.
According to the Universi Dominici Gregis constitution, the burial of the popes must take place between four and six days after the popes' deaths.
Many popes are buried in tombs under the Royal Palace of St. Peter's Cathedral.
But in December 2023, Pope Francis expressed his wish for a simple funeral and burial at the Realm of Santa Maria in Rome. The funeral is expected to be held at St. Peter's Square.
The last papal to be buried outside the Vatican is Cardinal Leo XIII - who died in 1903 and was buried at the Cathedral diocese of St. John Lateran in Rome.
The Cardinals will then gather at the Sistine monastery, disconnect from the media, not use phones to avoid any external impact and conduct multiple voting rounds until the candidate for the position ofateateateate issued a majority of 2/3 of the support.
The process of becoming a new pope may take many days, even weeks. The results will be announced when white smoke rises from the Sistine monastery.
Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires in 1936. He is the successor to Cardinal Benedict - the first cardinal to resign in 600 years. Pope Benedict passed away at the end of 2022.
Pope Francis is the 266th Pope in the 2,000-year history of the church. He took on this role at a time when the parish was facing many crises and difficulties.
At the end of last year, Pope Francis surprised when he appointed 21 new cardinals. The move aims to ensure that the 140-member Red Cross - those whose main task is to elect the next popes - will have 80% of those chosen by him.
The rate of Asian and African rhinos has increased significantly, while the rate in Europe has decreased, reflecting the efforts of Pope Francis to strengthen the role of developing countries in the church.
