Peaceful passing in the Vatican

The leader of the Catholic Church died early Monday morning in his residence at Saint Martha’s House in Vatican City. Doctors said the Pope woke up around 6 a.m., but by 7 a.m., he had become unwell. Within 30 minutes, he had slipped into a coma. He never woke up again.

He died peacefully, officials said — passing away not in the hospital but at home, surrounded by the silence of Vatican grounds.

What really happened?

After weeks in and out of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital due to double pneumonia and a dangerous bout of bronchitis, many assumed his lungs were the issue. In fact, in February, his condition had deteriorated so dramatically that his medical team prepared for the worst. He reportedly