PM Ciolacu: Pope Francis remains tireless defender of peace, of fellow human beings in suffering, of spiritual community
Pope Francis remains the tireless defender of peace, of fellow human beings in suffering and of spiritual communion for people all over the world, regardless of their confession, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu CONVEYED.
'Sad day for Christianity at the beginning of THE Holy Week. Pope Francis remains the tireless defender of peace, of suffering and of spiritual communion for people all over the world, regardless of confession! I was privileged to meet him last year at the Vatican and to thank him for his support to the Romanian community in Italy! May God rest him in peace and light!,' Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook on Monday.
Pope Francis died on Monday morning at the age of 88, the Vatican announced in a video statement, according to AFP and Reuters.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, was 88 and had recently survived double pneumonia.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Iulia Carciog; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)
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