# Death of Pope Francis (2025)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2025-death-of-pope-francis
Location: Vatican City
Themes: Papacy

Francis dies on Easter Monday. At this point in the timeline (21 April 2025), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Francis (13 March 2013 – 21 April 2025).

## Why it matters
Death of Pope Francis mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Leo XIV](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-leo-xiv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Death and funeral of Pope Francis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Francis)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Death of Pope Francis](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Death+of+Pope+Francis)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)