NACA Mourns Pope Francis, Hails His Legacy of Compassion
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has joined global leaders in mourning Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88.
In a condolence message, NACA Director General Dr. Temitope Ilori extended sympathies to the Vatican, the Community of Sant’Egidio, the Catholic Caritas Foundation in Nigeria (CCFN), and the global Catholic community, praising the late pontiff’s enduring legacy of compassion and humility.
Ilori noted Pope Francis’s unwavering advocacy for the vulnerable and his support for the global HIV/AIDS response, saying his message of love, equity, and humanity in public health will continue to inspire.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American and 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reportedly died of a stroke and heart failure following a prolonged battle with pneumonia.
