The Vatican is sharing new details regarding Pope Francis’ death.
After the Catholic Church’s leader died on the morning of April 21, the Vatican has issued his cause of death, writing in a statement that the 88-year-old died just after 7:30 a.m. local time in Rome, due to a cerebral stroke.
In the statement—which was issued in Italian—Director of the Health and Hygiene Department of the Vatican City State Prof. Andrea Arcangeli said that the pope quickly went into a coma following the episode, which led to an “irreversible” cardiocirculatory collapse, or heart failure.
Francis’ cause of death was determined by an electrocardiogram recording, and was exacerbated by his preexisting conditions of type II diabetes, bronchiectasis and hypertension, as well as his recent episode of respiratory failure following pneumonia, which led to his 38-day stay in the hospital before he was released March 23.
The pope was praised as a “very cooperative” patient by his doctor Sergio Alfieri amid his recent hospitalization, who noted that the “whole world praying” contributed to Francis’ ability to temporarily recover.
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