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Pope Francis' cause of death announced by Vatican

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont

Pope Francis had been hospitalized for weeks after suffering from double pneumonia.

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  1. America Magazine

    Pope Francis died after stroke and heart attack, Vatican says (opens America Magazine)

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    Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State’s department of health services. The pope had also gone into a coma.

  2. 12News Now Beaumont

    Pope Francis' cause of death announced by Vatican (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    Pope Francis had been hospitalized for weeks after suffering from double pneumonia.

  3. New York Post

    Pope Francis’ cause of death revealed by the Vatican (opens New York Post)

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    Pope Francis died of a stroke, which led to a coma and ultimately “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ the Vatican announced Monday afternoon.

  4. RedState

  5. BNO News

    Vatican confirms stroke and cardiac collapse as cause of Pope Francis’ death (opens BNO News)

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    The Vatican has released the medical report on the death of Pope Francis, confirming that the 88-year-old pontiff died of a stroke and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse. The bulletin, published Monday by the Holy See Press Office, states that Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Pope Francis died of cerebral stroke that led to heart failure (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Vatican revealed Pope Francis's cause of death to be a stroke that led to heart failure.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure, death certificate says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    VATICAN CITY (NBC NEWS) - A death certificate issued by the Vatican lists the cause of Pope Francis' death as a stroke that prompted irreversible heart failure. The certificate officially lists the cause of death as cerebral stroke, coma, and "cardiocirculatory collapse.

  8. The Christian Post

    Pope Francis' cause of death revealed (opens The Christian Post)

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    The cause of death for Pope Francis has been released, hours after it was announced that the head of the Roman Catholic Church had died at age 88.

  9. Deadline

    Pope Francis Cause Of Death Disclosed And Place Of Rest Revealed (opens Deadline)

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    Pope Francis died following a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma.

  10. Fox News

    Pope Francis’ official cause of death revealed in announcement from Vatican (opens Fox News)

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    The Vatican has reported that Pope Francis died of a stroke and cardiac arrest, following previous complications with double pneumonia. Here's what to know about the condition.

  11. Newsweek

    Pope Francis' cause of death revealed by Vatican (opens Newsweek)

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    Pope Francis died officially due to cerebral stroke, coma and irreversible cardiac arrest, the Vatican has said in a statement.

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