VATICAN CITY, 21 APR 2025 – This morning at 7:35, Pope Francesco don go back to di Father’s house. Cardinale Kevin Farrell announce di sad news with wetin e talk say, “With deep sorrow I must announce di death of our Holy Father Francesco.” Dis morning, di Leader of di Church wey touch many people heart, pass on at di age of 88 after long battle with illness.
Pope Francesco, wey come from Buenos Aires, Argentina, na di first South American wey become pope. E don lead di Church for twelve years, and e don change di way wey plenty people dey see di Church with him simplicity and strong humanity.
<p“Dis na truly a painful moment for di Church and di world,” Cardinale Farrell further explain, as e call all di Churches for Italy to ring their bells in respect for di late pope. Di President of di Episcopal Conference of Italy, Zuppi, also add say, “We dey commend our beloved Pope Francesco to di embrace of di Lord.”
Pope Francesco last show himself to di public on Easter Sunday, where he don greet di crowd with di traditional “Urbi et Orbi” blessing despite his serious health condition. He wan make history for di Church and dunia after di resignation of Papa Benedetto XVI in 2013, when e take up di role as di 266th pope.
Before e die, him health don deteriorate significantly, especially due to bilateral pneumonia, wey lead am to spend 38 days for Policlinico Gemelli hospital. He don return home on March 23 but no fit recover well. People wey de mourn am all over di world, including di Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, wey say, “His loss is a grave empty space for Italy and di world.”
Giorgia Meloni, di Italian Prime Minister, call him di ‘Pope of di people,’ for di way wey e relate to di common man, emphasizing say e go always be remembered as someone wey capture di heart of di masses. Di CONI, di Italian National Olympic Committee, don also suspend all sporting events in honor of di pope.
By next 9 days, di funeral ceremony for di Pope suppose happen, and di conclave go open to choose im successor after di general congregations. Dis event go attract millions as dey prepare to honor one of di most beloved figures of our time.
In di wake of di announcement, many world leaders don express their condolences. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talk say, “Milions of people dey mourn di tragic news of Pope Francesco’s death. His life dey dedicated to God, and he dey always find hope for di suffering.”
As we now prepare for di transition of power within di Church, di legacy wey Pope Francesco don leave behind no dey wan disappear. E don inspire di world with him message of peace, mercy, and compassion, carrying di hope of di poor and marginalized to di forefront.
