# We should not mythologise the last days of Pope Francis. Prior to his final appearance on Easter Sunday, on the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica around noon Rome time, the 88-yeat-old pontiff had spent ...

Massimiliano Strappetti, 54 years old, is a key figure in Bergoglio's life. A true guardian angel who began his professional journey at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. He later joined the ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews published Thursday, saying ...

It's very beautiful that he's going back, having concluded his ministry, to the place where it began," Father Patrick Briscoe ...

According to the Vatican, in Francis’ final hours he thanked his longtime health aide, Massimiliano Strappetti, for supporting him in a surprise appearance for worshippers on Easter Sunday.

They said Francis was hesitant about appearing on the balcony on Easter Sunday, asking his personal nurse Massimiliano Strappetti, "Do you think I can manage it?". Once in St. Peter's Square ...

US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump touched down in Rome last night as the world prepares mark Pope Francis' funeral. Trump is one of dozens of world leaders who jetted to ...

The sovereign pontiff was then buried in a private ceremony, attended by a few close ones, including his sister Maria Elena and his nurse Massimiliano Strappetti. It was the Argentine himself who ...

Alfieri was alerted at 5:30 a.m. Monday by Francis' health care assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, that Francis had been stricken and needed to be taken to the hospital. The doctor told the Milan ...