Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure, death certificate says

VATICAN CITY (NBC NEWS) - A death certificate issued by the Vatican lists the cause of Pope Francis' death as a stroke that prompted irreversible heart failure.

The certificate officially lists the cause of death as cerebral stroke, coma, and "cardiocirculatory collapse." Vatican City's director of the health, Prof. Andrea Arcangeli, signed the document.

It also lists Francis' prior health struggles, including the bilateral pneumonia he was recently hospitalized for, hypertension and Type II diabetes.

His official time of death was 7:35 a.m local time on the morning of April 21.