Inside Pope Francis’ final hours before death

News.com.au - 21/04
The Pope has died aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Pope Francis emerged yesterday to wish a crowd of tens of thousands a “Happy Easter”.

The Pope has died aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Pope Francis emerged yesterday to wish a crowd of tens of thousands a “Happy Easter”.

“Viva il Papa! (Long live the pope), Bravo,” the crowd shouted as Francis looped through the square and then up and down the main avenue leading to it.

He stopped occasionally to bless babies brought up to him.

“Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter,” Francis said.

Francis didn’t celebrate the Easter Mass in the piazza delegating it to Cardinal Angelo Co...
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