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Washington Post
24-04-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Pope Francis didn't suffer before he died, his doctor says
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was alive but unresponsive after suffering a massive stroke early Monday, his doctor said, and his medical team concluded there was no point in rushing him to the hospital, given the severity of his condition and his standing orders to avoid extreme medical treatment. 'He died without suffering, at home,' Sergio Alfieri told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica in comments published Thursday.
Irish Independent
24-04-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Pope Francis' doctor recounts pontiff's final moments
latest | Pope Francis's doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early on Monday morning, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Thursday. Dr Sergio Alfieri co-ordinated Francis's five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope's treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican on March 23 for two months of rest to allow a full recovery.
Toronto Star
24-04-2025
- Health
- Toronto Star
Pope's doctor recounts Francis' last moments in newspaper interview
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported Thursday. Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis' five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope's treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican on March 23 for two months of rest to allow a full recovery.
Washington Post
24-04-2025
- Health
- Washington Post
Pope's doctor recounts Francis' last moments in newspaper interview
ROME — Pope Francis' doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported Thursday. Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis' five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope's treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican on March 23 for two months of rest to allow a full recovery.
NDTV
21-04-2025
- Health
- NDTV
After 'Miracle' Recovery, Report Reveals Likely Cause Of Pope's Death
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, died on Monday. He was 88. The pope spent 38 days being treated for double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital before leaving the facility on March 23. The possible cause of his death, however, was not respiratory issues stemming from the bout of pneumonia but a cerebral haemorrhage, according to reports. The pope's death is apparently not related to respiratory diseases but cerebral haemorrhage could be a possible cause, according to the sources of the Italian news agency ANSA. Earlier, Pope Francis ' primary doctor during his hospitalisation said that his recovery was "miraculous" and that it was he who chose to keep trying different therapies when his life was most at risk. "There is a scientific publication according to which prayers give strength to the patient, in this case, the whole world praying. I can say that twice the situation was lost, and then it happened like a miracle," he said," Doctor Sergio Alfieri had told Italy's newspaper Corriere della Sera. The Argentine pontiff's death has set in motion centuries-old traditions that will culminate in the gathering of a conclave of cardinals to choose a successor. In the next few days, the Vatican's cardinals will decide on the pope's funeral date, at which point his coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica. For now, the day-to-day running of the tiny Vatican City state will be handled by the Camerlengo, a senior cardinal, currently Dublin-born Cardinal Farrell. Francis's body will be laid in its coffin in the chapel at the Saint Martha residence where he lived at 8:00 pm, the Vatican said.
