Pope Francis postponed all Serie A matches in Italy scheduled for the 21st, including Juventus
Apr 21, 2025
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The Serie A secretariat informs you that all Serie A matches scheduled for today have been postponed due to the pope's predecessor. The rescheduled game schedule will be announced at a later date," the release said.
Pope Francis died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican's chief of staff, said `Pope Francis died at his father's house at 7:35 a.m. this morning.' `He devoted his entire life to the service of the Lord and the Church" he said.
Pope Francis has been hospitalized and treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since February 14 for respiratory problems. Diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs, he received high-dose oxygen therapy for dyspnea after hospitalization, and also received blood transfusions for thrombocytopenia and anemia.
Although his condition worsened during hospitalization, he was discharged from the hospital on March 23 after 38 days of hospitalization, and has recently resumed his activities. The pope met privately with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who made a surprise visit to a prison in downtown Rome or Italy ahead of Easter, and was increasing his activities by appearing at Easter Mass.
The previous day, on the Easter Day, I met the believers in St. Peter's Square and delivered the Easter message, and suddenly the news of the death was reported.
Serie A was scheduled to play Turin-Udinese, Cagliari-Fiorentina, Genoa-Laccio, and Parma-Juventus in the 33rd round.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
