United Kingdom, April 22 -- Leonardo DiCaprio has hailed the late Pope Francis as "one of the most extraordinary spiritual leaders of our time".

The 50-year-old actor and environmentalist took to social media to pay tribute to the pontiff - whose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio - after he passed away on Easter Monday (21.04.25) aged 88, following a stroke and heart failure.

Leonardo wrote on Instagram: "Pope Francis was a transformational leader - not only for the Catholic Church, but also for environmental reform and activism.

"He demonstrated a deep and unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship, most notably through his groundbreaking 2015 encyclical Laudato Si'. This powerful document served as a clarion call for a fun...