Overview

• Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by the Vatican on April 21, 2025.
• Leonardo DiCaprio shared a heartfelt Instagram tribute, describing the pope as a 'transformational leader' for both the Catholic Church and global environmental reform.
• DiCaprio reflected on their 2016 meeting at the Vatican, which was featured in his climate documentary 'Before the Flood' and described as 'deeply moving' and 'thought provoking.'
• The actor highlighted Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, as a pivotal call to action for environmental stewardship that influenced the Paris Agreement.
• During their meeting, DiCaprio gifted Francis a book of Hieronymus Bosch paintings, symbolizing hope and the promise of the future.