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Kazakh President expresses condolences over death of Pope Francis

Moscow, Apr 22 (UNI) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed condolences over the death of Pope Francis.
"I express my deepest condolences on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. The Pontiff was an extraordinary spiritual leader who spared no effort to promoting the noble ideals of humanism, justice and compassion," Tokayev said in a statement on Monday.
The Kazakh leader noted that he warmly recalls his meetings with the Pope and his "historic apostolic visit to Kazakhstan in 2022, which stood as a powerful symbol of tolerance and mutual understanding."
On Monday, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life, said that Pope Francis died at 5:35 GMT. The death was caused by a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State Andrea Arcangeli said.
On March 23, Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital after five weeks of treatment for pneumonia. He was prescribed long-term therapy and two months of rest.
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