{"id":25711,"date":"2025-04-22T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25711"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:36:54","slug":"pope-francis-death-not-attributed-to-pneumonia-official-cause-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25711","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis\u2019 Death Not Attributed to Pneumonia \u2013 Official Cause Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Less than 24 hours after the Pope’s sudden death shocked the world, the Vatican has confirmed new details. Grieving Catholics have also filled St. Peter’s Square, looking at the same balcony he had waved from just the day before.<\/p>\n

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The Vatican has released the official report on Pope Francis’ passing, confirming the\u00a0cause of death<\/a>\u00a0as a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and what was described as “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.”<\/p>\n

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Pope Francis leaves the Gemelli hospital, the first time he has appeared in public since being admitted to hospital in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2025 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following the news of the Pope’s death, St. Peter’s Square filled with emotion. Pilgrims stood in silence, held rosaries, and recited prayers in honor of the late Pope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One mourner wrapped themselves in an Argentine flag \u2014\u00a0a tribute to Pope Francis’ roots<\/a>. Others looked up at the now-empty balcony, where he had blessed the crowd just the day before. “I am sad,”\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Brigitte Thalhammer, one of many reflecting on the weight of the moment. “He was very, very important.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A man prays below the sculpture of St. John Paul II at the main entrance of the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being cared for in Rome, Italy, on March 13, 2025 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After the rosary concluded,\u00a0spontaneous applause<\/a>\u00a0rippled through the square \u2014 a final gesture of gratitude for the 88-year-old pontiff who had shaped a decade of the Catholic Church’s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Francis’ death came after months of health complications that had raised global concern. He had been\u00a0admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital<\/a>\u00a0on February 14, 2025, for treatment of pneumonia in both lungs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Francis greeting soccer player Dani Alves during the launch of the Scholas Occurrentes International Movement at the Pontifical Urban University in Vatican City, on May 19, 2022 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to medical reports at the time, he alternated between high-flow oxygen during the day and non-invasive mechanical ventilation at night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Despite his condition, he continued spiritual duties from his hospital room, following the Roman Curia’s Spiritual Exercises via video and even celebrating the\u00a012th anniversary of his election<\/a>\u00a0with a cake brought in by his medical team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Francis blessing a baby during his weekly audience at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, on February 12, 2020 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Vatican described his status as clinically stable within a complex framework. By late March, after two weeks of noted progress, doctors said Francis\u00a0would be discharged<\/a>\u00a0following a 38-day stay that had twice placed his life at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Though he would require two months of rest and was discouraged from large meetings, his personal physicians were optimistic that he could fully resume activities in time.\u00a0His release<\/a>\u00a0was officially confirmed for March 23. That day, he returned to the Vatican to convalesce at Casa Santa Marta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pope Francis appears on his balcony to speak to the crowds at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2025 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Then, on Easter Sunday, April 20, Pope Francis appeared before the public one final time. He blessed thousands from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after delegating the day’s Mass to Cardinal Angelo Comastri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hours later, the world would learn the moment was his farewell. On the morning of April 21, the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis had\u00a0passed away<\/a>\u00a0at 7:35 a.m. in his residence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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