On April 21, the Vatican confirmed the death of Pope Francis. According to Vatican News, the cause of his death was a stroke that led to coma and irreversible heart failure.
The official medical report was voiced by the Director of the Vatican Health and Hygiene Department Professor Andrea Arkandeli. The diagnosis was confirmed with the help of a special procedure - electrocardiographic tanatography, which fixes the complete stop of cardiac activity.
Pope Francis died at 7:35 am at St. Martha's House. The document also states that the pontiff had several severe chronic diseases, including acute respiratory failure, bilateral multimicrobial pneumonia, multiple bronchiectasis, hypertension and diabetes of the second type.
Pope Francis became history as the first Jesuit and the first representative of Latin America, headed by the Catholic Church. His pontific is remembered by openness to dialogue, social activity and desire for reforms.
