Patti Smith, King Charles, and J.D. Vance are among those reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88. Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced his death in a statement noting that the pope “taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness,

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 at the age of 88After Pope Francis' death at the age of 88 was announced on Monday, April 21, King Charles shared a statement about the lossPope Francis died one month after being released from the hospital following a 38-day stint for double pneumoniaKing Charles and Queen Camilla held a private audience with the pope earlier this month amid his health strugglesAs tributes and messages of love roll in for Pope Francis,

King Charles previously met with Pope Francis in 2019, during the canonization ceremony of Cardinal Newman at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. (Cardinal Newman was the first English saint since the Forty Martyrs were canonized in 1970, and the first British saint since St. John Ogilvie in 1976.)