Irish - April April 2025
As it happened: Pope Francis died after stroke that led to irreversible heart failure, Vatican confirms
- President Michael D Higgins expressed his “profound sadness” on receiving the news of the pope's death.
- Nine days of official mourning have been declared in the Vatican with the funeral expected to take place around next weekend.
Truck drivers often can't see pedestrians or cyclists - but a London law shows a way forward
- Almost 10% of cyclists who die on Irish roads are hit by trucks.
'Refugees cry out': The roots of Pope Francis's immigration rift with JD Vance
‘We can no longer allow that flow of containers, of humanity driven back, fraternity denied, to continue to represent us,’ wrote Francis in his autobiography.
'A man who died with his boots on': Tributes paid to Pope Francis following his death
US President Donald Trump wrote a clipped tribute on Truth Social this afternoon: “Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!”
- In a statement, the Vatican said: "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta."
- Francis was admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome in February for bronchitis, where he spent five weeks.