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POPE Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.

Pope Francis’ last message was on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 he urged the people to have “respect for the views of others”.

An aide read on his behalf:

Quote Message
“There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression.”

In his final address, the pontiff remembered the people of Gaza, in particular its Christian population, as the conflict “causes death and destruction” and creates a “deplorable humanitarian situation”. He also called growing global antisemitism “worrisome”.

“What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world,” he said.

“I express my closeness to the sufferings… for all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people,” the message said. “Call a ceasefire, release the hostages and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace.”

The Pope also encouraged all parties involved in the Ukraine war to “pursue efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace”.

POPE FRANCIS FROM BIRTH

Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 December 1936.

The eldest of five children, his parents had fled their native Italy to escape the evils of fascism.

He enjoyed tango dancing and became a supporter of his local football club, San Lorenzo.

He was lucky to escape with his life after a serious bout of pneumonia, undergoing an operation to remove part of a lung. It would leave him susceptible to infection throughout his life.

As an elderly man he also suffered from pain in his right knee, which he described as a “physical humiliation”.

The young Bergoglio worked as a nightclub bouncer and floor sweeper, before graduating as a chemist.

At a local factory, he worked closely with Esther Ballestrino, who campaigned against Argentina’s military dictatorship. She was tortured, her body never found.

He became a Jesuit, studied philosophy and taught literature and psychology. Ordained a decade later, he won swift promotion, becoming provincial superior for Argentina in 1973.

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READ Pope Francis Final Message, His Life From Childhood

In his final address, the pontiff remembered the people of Gaza, in particular its Christian population, as the conflict “causes death and destruction” and creates a “deplorable humanitarian situation”. He also called growing global antisemitism “worrisome”.

“What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world,” he said.

“I express my closeness to the sufferings… for all the Israeli people and the Palestinian people,” the message said. “Call a ceasefire, release the hostages and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace.”

The Pope also encouraged all parties involved in the Ukraine war to “pursue efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace”.

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