"It is now our understanding that the pope has died."

As it turned out, the pope wasn't far from being correct and died the following year.

The Vatican reported that the 65-year-old pope most likely died the previous night of a heart attack.

Before any headway was made, however, both pope and Frank died.

"If a Pope dies, you make another one," he said.

Pope died of cancer shortly after vacating his seat on the school board.

He was about to be cited before an ecclesiastical tribunal when the pope died.

This becomes necessary when the old pope dies or resigns.

The same night the pope died: he had reigned only twenty-six days.

The bishop, along with others, was also in the papal bedroom Saturday evening just after the pope died.