Media: Stroke May Have Caused the Death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis, aged 88, passed away suddenly in the morning, and the likely cause of death was a stroke. According to preliminary reports, it involved a cerebral hemorrhage not connected to any respiratory conditions. An official statement is expected soon. This was reported by Corriere Della Sera, citing sources in the Vatican.

According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the Pope died at 7:35 AM, and his passing was not related to chronic respiratory illnesses he had experienced in the past.

The Vatican is expected to issue an official statement confirming the cause of death shortly.

Earlier, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ expressed his condolences on the death of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He acknowledged Pope Francis’s efforts toward the Russian Church aimed at healing “the wounds inflicted by conflicts of the distant and recent past.”