Newsweek: Pope Francis' Final Tweet Was About 'Entire Meaning of Our Existence'

[Dennis Donovan]

Newsweek - Pope Francis' Final Tweet Was About 'Entire Meaning of Our Existence'

Published Apr 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM EDT
Jenna Sundel

Hours before his death on Monday at the age of 88, Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for over a decade, made a final post on X, formerly Twitter, about the meaning of life.

"Christ is risen! This proclamation contains the entire meaning of our existence, which is not made for death but for life. #Easter," the pope wrote on his Spanish-language account, on Easter Sunday.

Why It Matters
The tweet was posted on Easter Sunday, less than 24 hours before Pope Francis' death. It was one of several messages the Pope shared on his official X accounts during the holiday, emphasizing themes of resurrection, peace, and renewal.

Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Easter Monday in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, according to the Holy See. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced his death, stating, "His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church."

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[Kid Berwyn]

1. Think about it.

In a universe where most of what we know is hydrogen, to be a human being is a blessing.

The fact we exist at all is a miracle.

[hlthe2b]

2. Sad in so many ways. Not the least that his last sincere love-filled message had to be posted on "X" a distinctly

hate-filled social media site.

Be at peace, Pope Francis. I can only hope that your replacement can somehow pose a counter to the worldwide threats posed by the rise of extremist RWers, authoritarians, and hate-traffickers, including Trump.

[gab13by13]

3. Was listening to a blues tune today,

Everyone wants to laugh, no one wants to cry,

Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die.

[Mike 03]

4. Thanks for posting this. I'm listening riveted to coverage of the Pope's

death on BBC World Service. I think most of the day will be devoted to this. Even though I really, really liked Pope Francis, I'm learning all these things I didn't know and it's even more poignant. This was a really, really good man. I think it strikes me more partly because of the timing, losing a really good person when most of our news coverage is devoted to awful, horrendous people who rejoice in destruction.

Just sad but also tremendously inspiring.

[gab13by13]

5. The White House is already lying about what

Vance and the Pope talked about.

[hlthe2b]

6. Vance only got a few minutes to receive Easter Egg chocolates for his kids & meet the Pope. His meeting was

prior with the Pope's "second" and that is where he clearly got a harsh lesson on what Catholicism actually teaches about the poor and immigrants. The Easter message of Pope Francis (delivered again by his aid) was likewise a "lesson" on immigrantion.

So, there is probably mostly truth in the technicalities...