The news came for amazement this morning after he suffered a stroke and subsequent heart failure. Despite the health difficulties it was going through, He was able to lead the Easter Mass this Sunday at the Vatican.
European media open their covers saying goodbye to Pope Francis
While dawn in Great Britain, the newspaper Financial Times He already shared the cover of his edition on Tuesday with an image of Bergoglio Touring the Plaza San Pedro while greeting the faithful present. The economic environment stressed: “Pope Francis 1936-2025. A modernizing pontiff in an era of populism and polarization.”
Also from Great Britain, The Guardian He put on his lid a photo of Francisco in the Papamóvil and He considered it a “pioneering leader” for the Catholic Church.
In Italy, THE REPUBBLIC AND IL Messaggero They used the same phrase to open their edition: “The last Pope“In addition, they reported that the funeral of the Supreme Pontiff” will take place on Saturday and Donald Trump will be present. “” In the will, his last will: Burial in Santa María la Mayor”They added.
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From Spain, the news of the Pope’s death also shocked the country. The newspaper The country He assured that the Francisco He was a “social and renovated pontificate” and added: “In his twelve years at the head of the Church, he attacked capitalism, opted for ecology and defended migrants. His opening message and the measures against pedophilia won internal enemies.”
For its part, The world He chose for his cover a photo of the Argentine smiling at the sky and titled: “Francisco (Buenos Aires, 1936 – The Vatican, 2025). The Pope who stirred the Church and wanted to give voice to the excluded.”
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In France, the newspaper Libération also opened its edition of Tuesday with an image of the religious and reported in a critical tone: “We have lost the Pope (Lost Papam). Francisco died on Monday at age 88, after a pontificate committed to the poor, migrants and ecology, But disappointing in regards to social issues“The headline is in Latin And it is a clear wink – and even an irony – to the phrase that is used when the appointment of a new pontiff is announced: “Habemus Papa“
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Finally, Figaro fired the Pope with a simple “goodbye” and with an image of Francisco with the devotees in the Vatican.
Source: Ambito
