India, Feb. 25 -- Experts believe that French astrologist and soothsayer Michel de Nostredame, or Nostradamus, may have predicted Pope Francis' death and successor. Some believe that Nostradamus, known as the 'prophet of doom,' foretold some major events, including the Great Fire of London, Adolf Hitler's rise to power, the September 11 attacks, the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as last year's New Years Day earthquake in Japan.

Nostradamus gave the world predictions of wars, pestilence, natural disasters, civil unrest, political assassinations and more in his renowned book Les Propheties, published in 1555. The latest of his vague predictions is now being associated with Francis' "critical condition."

Nostradamus wrote in the 16th century,...