Overview

• Dr. Sergio Alfieri, Pope Francis’s physician, found the pontiff unresponsive but breathing normally early Monday morning after being alerted by his health assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti.
• The pope suffered a fatal stroke and passed away two hours later, fulfilling his expressed desire to die at home in Casa Santa Marta without suffering.
• Cardinal Pietro Parolin led the rosary over the pope’s body, joined by members of the papal household, shortly after his passing.
• Pope Francis had been discharged from a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia on March 23, with Dr. Alfieri overseeing his ongoing recovery at the Vatican.
• A state funeral is scheduled for Saturday, drawing global leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to honor the late pontiff.