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Catholic Christian Christian Pope Francis has passed away. He was hospitalized for 5 weeks due to infection in the lungs. He was admitted to Jameli Hospital in Rome on 14 February. He was also undergoing treatment for pneumonia and anemia.
During the treatment, the headquarters of Catholic Church, Vatican, reported that the Pope’s blood test reports showed symptoms of kidney failure. Also, the lack of platelets was also detected. However, he was later discharged.
The first non-European to become a pope in 1000 years
Pope Francis was a Jesuit Pastor from Argentina, he became the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. He was elected the successor of Pope Benedict Sixteenth. Pope Francis was the first person in the last 1000 years who reached the highest position of Catholicism despite being non-European.
The Pope was born on 17 December 1936 in the city of Florence, Argentina. Before becoming the Pope, he was known as George Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis’s grandparents left Italy and moved to Argentina to escape from Mussolini. The Pope has spent most of his lives in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesutes) and was the first pope from the American continent. He had a master’s degree in philosophy and theology from Buenos Aires University. In 1998, he became the archbishop of Buenos Aires. In 2001, Pope John Paul Second made him a cardinal.
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