Goa, April 21 -- Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, as announced by the Vatican on April 21, 2025. He passed away at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, just weeks after being discharged from a hospital in Rome. But do you know what diseases he was battling before he passed away?

According to the Vatican, before his death, Pope Francis was battling a severe polymicrobial infection that resulted in bilateral pneumonia (pneumonia affecting both lungs). This illness required a prolonged hospitalisation of 38 days, beginning on February 14, 2025, at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. During this period, he faced two critical episodes that put his life at risk. The pneumonia developed on top of pre-existing chronic lung conditions, in...