Pope Francis has died of a stroke and cardiac arrest following previous complications with double pneumonia, according to the Vatican. Here's what to know about the condition.

Pope Francis’ official cause of death was from “a stroke and irreversible heart failure,” according to the Vatican doctor. The pontiff’s death certificate notes that he had fallen into a coma earlier in the day before he died. Pope Francis suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of his lung removed when he was a young man.

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma, leading to heart failure, the Vatican has announced. The death was confirmed by Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican’s health department.