Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, has died on Monday (April 21). He was 88.
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00:00Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church,
00:07has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced in a video statement on Monday.
00:12Carissimi fratelli e sorelle, con profondo dolore devo annunciare la morte del nostro santo padre Francesco.
00:24Alle ore 7.35 di questa mattina, il Vescovo di Roma, Francesco, è tornato alla casa del padre.
00:38La sua vita, tutta intera, è stata dedicata al servizio del Signore e della sua Chiesa.
00:47Ci ha insegnato a vivere i valori del Vangelo con fedeltà , coraggio e amore universali,
00:59in modo particolare a favore dei più poveri ed emarginati.
01:05Con ammensa gratitudine per il suo esempio di vero discepolo del Signore Gesù,
01:14raccomandiamo l'anima del Papa Francesco all'infinito amore misericordioso di Dio Uno e Trino.
01:25His passing marks the end of a decade-long papacy,
01:29often defined by efforts to modernize the Church
01:31and navigate internal divisions and global challenges.
01:35Francesco had recently been battling a serious case of double pneumonia,
01:40though he had survived previous health scares throughout his papacy.