Trump, world leaders react to the death of Pope Francis

U.S. President Donald Trump and assorted different satellite leaders issued comments responding to the quality that Pope Francis passed distant connected Monday.

"Rest successful Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and each who loved him!" Trump declared successful a station connected Truth Social.

Vice President JD Vance, who had conscionable met with the pontiff connected Easter Sunday, noted that helium was blessed to spot the pope, who was intelligibly rather ill.

"I conscionable learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My bosom goes retired to the millions of Christians each implicit the satellite who loved him. I was blessed to spot him yesterday, though helium was evidently precise ill. But I’ll ever retrieve him for the beneath homily helium gave successful the precise aboriginal days of COVID," Vance said successful a station connected X, on with a nexus to the homily. "It was truly rather beautiful. May God remainder his soul." 

The White House X relationship issued a station that read, "Rest successful Peace, Pope Francis."

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Pope Francis meets with Vice President JD Vance and delegation during an assemblage astatine Casa Santa Marta connected April 20, 2025, successful Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

The UK's King Charles III said that helium and his woman were precise bittersweet to perceive astir the pope's death.

"My woman and I were astir profoundly saddened to larn of the decease of Pope Francis. Our dense hearts person been somewhat eased, however, to cognize that His Holiness was capable to stock an Easter Greeting with the Church and the satellite helium served with specified devotion passim his beingness and ministry," the king said successful his message.

"His Holiness volition beryllium remembered for his compassion, his interest for the unity of the Church and for his tireless committedness to the communal causes of each radical of faith, and to those of goodwill who enactment for the payment of others. His content that attraction for Creation is an existential look of religion successful God resounded with truthful galore crossed the world. Through his enactment and attraction for some radical and planet, helium profoundly touched the lives of truthful many.

"The Queen and I retrieve with peculiar affection our meetings with His Holiness implicit the years and we were greatly moved to person been capable to sojourn him earlier successful the month. We nonstop our astir heartfelt condolences and profound sympathy to the Church helium served with specified resoluteness and to the countless radical astir the satellite who, inspired by his life, volition beryllium mourning the devastating nonaccomplishment of this faithful follower of Jesus Christ."

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Pope Francis holds his homily during the play General Audience astatine the Paul VI Hall connected Feb. 12, 2025 successful Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer extended condolences connected behalf of his country.

"Deeply saddened to perceive of the decease of His Holiness Pope Francis. His tireless efforts to beforehand a satellite that is fairer for all will permission a lasting legacy. On behalf of the radical of the United Kingdom, I stock my sincerest condolences to the full Catholic Church," Starmer noted successful a station connected X.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen besides weighed in.

"Today, the satellite mourns the passing of Pope Francis. He inspired millions, acold beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and emotion truthful axenic for the little fortunate. My thoughts are with each who consciousness this profound loss. May they find solace successful the thought that Pope Francis’ bequest volition proceed to usher america each toward a much just, peaceful and compassionate world," she said successful a station connected X.

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Narenda Modi, premier curate of India, posted connected X: "Deeply pained by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. In this hr of grief and remembrance, my heartfelt condolences to the planetary Catholic community. Pope Francis volition ever beryllium remembered arsenic a beacon of compassion, humility and spiritual courageousness by millions crossed the world. From a young age, helium devoted himself towards realising the ideals of Lord Christ. He diligently served the mediocre and downtrodden. For those who were suffering, helium ignited a tone of hope.

"I fondly callback my meetings with him and was greatly inspired by his committedness to inclusive and all-round development. His affection for the radical of India volition ever beryllium cherished. May his psyche find eternal bid successful God’s embrace," Modi added.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog besides offered condolences, some successful a station connected X, and portion speaking astatine an lawsuit alongside U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee connected Monday.

 "I nonstop my deepest condolences to the Christian satellite and particularly the Christian communities successful Israel - the Holy Land - connected the nonaccomplishment of their large spiritual father, His Holiness Pope Francis. A antheral of heavy religion and boundless compassion, helium dedicated his beingness to uplifting the mediocre and calling for bid successful a troubled world. He rightly saw large value successful fostering beardown ties with the Jewish satellite and successful advancing interfaith dialog arsenic a way toward greater knowing and communal respect," Herzog declared successful the post.

"I genuinely anticipation that his prayers for bid successful the Middle East and for the harmless instrumentality of the hostages volition soon beryllium answered. May his representation proceed to animate acts of kindness, unity, and hope."

French President Emmanuel Macron declared successful a tweet, "From Buenos Aires to Rome, Pope Francis wanted the Church to bring joyousness and anticipation to the poorest. To unite radical with 1 different and with nature. May this anticipation beryllium reborn endlessly beyond him. To each Catholics, to a grieving world, my woman and I nonstop our thoughts."

Fox News' Tim Santhouse contributed to this report