According to the Vatican announcement, 5 -year -old Pope Francis stroke and Easter died on Monday in the Cardiac Arrest.
Fox News’ Alex Hogan confirmed in an on-air report that the Pope had a stroke on the morning of April 21, went into a coma and then had a heart attack.
Pope’s death followed a few years of ongoing health concerns, including a recent hospital admission for double pneumonia.
Pope Francis died at the age of 88
Official death was announced on Monday at the Pope’s residence at St. Martha’s Chapel.
A trusted Basalika de San Jose de floors holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis, where he worshiped as a young man, after the announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Buenos Aires, on April 21, 2025. (Gustavo Gerlo/AP)
Pope Francis has served for 12 years and advised the reasons including immigrant rights, climate change and inclusion of LGBTU, Hogan.
On the day before his death, the Pope met Vatican City with Vice President JD Vans.
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According to the report, Pope’s recent battle with pneumonia expressed concern about his health, but the stroke incident led to his death as a push among his faithful people, reported.
According to the American Stroke Association, strokes are the fifth major cause of death in the United States and the primary cause of disability.
Pope Francis is depicted on Luxembourg on September 26, 2024. Although Pope’s recent battle with pneumonia expressed concern about his health, the stroke event leads to his death as a push among his trusted. (Simon Ohlfhhhar/AFP/Gatety)
Dr. Sandeep Kumar, a neurologist at the Beth Israel Decons Medical Center in Massachusetts, told Fox News Digital, “Strokes hit the brain from blood flow weakness.”
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“A common blood supply is essential for the brain to function naturally and to preserve its structure. Blood flow barriers deprive the infected part of the brain from taking oxygen and other nutrients, resulting in that tissue that these tissues begin to disappear rapidly.”
According to the association there are two main types of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic, ischemic strokes are the most common, accounting of 87% of cases in all cases.
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Kumar said, “When the blood flow to the brain can be compromised … a cerebral arteries are blocked by blood clotting or blade,” said Kumar. “This is called Ischemic stroke.”
According to the American Stroke Association, strokes are the fifth major cause of death in the United States. (Estock)
According to Kumar, blood vessels in the bloodstream lead to bleeding in the brain tissue.
“Bleeding can directly damage the brain cells or deprive the surrounding tissues of sufficient oxygen and nutrients,” he adds.
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Fox News Digital Ashin Messia has contributed to this report.
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