Pope Francis, the first pope born in the Americas, has died at the age of 88 following weeks of intermittent hospital visits for chronic lung disease treatment.

The Argentinian-born pope held his position for 12 years and made his final public appearance the day before Easter Sunday.

Here were the events of the day:

4:03 p.m. EDT: Trump to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome.

“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Reuters

2:11 p.m. EDT: Vatican reveals cause of Pope Francis’ death

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff.

The certificate, which was published by the Vatican, said the pope had fallen into a coma before his death early on Monday.

The former pope confirmed in his final testament that he wished to be buried in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major and not at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, unlike many previous pontiffs.

The text specified that Francis wanted to be buried “in the ground, without particular decoration” but with the inscription of his papal name in Latin: Franciscus.

Reuters

12:47 p.m. EDT: Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday.

All sports events scheduled for Easter Monday in Italy were postponed and three top-flight games in Argentina were postponed from Monday to Tuesday.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he was “deeply saddened” over the pope’s death.

“I was privileged enough to spend some time with him on a couple of occasions, and he always shared his enthusiasm for football and stressed the important role our sport plays in society,” Infantino said on Instagram. “All the prayers of the whole football world are with him.”

Tennis great Rafael Nadal expressed his “sincere condolences” for Francis in a post on X in Spanish.

“He was always one of us,” Argentine club San Lorenzo, nicknamed “the Saints,” said in tribute on Instagram, remembering how Francis watched its 1946 championship team as a boy.

A planned new San Lorenzo stadium is to be named for Francis.