On the eve of his death, Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.
These were some of his last words, UNN reports with reference to Vatican News.
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Thank you for bringing me back to the square
"Do you think I can handle it?" he asked Strappetti before the trip, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The medic, in whom he had complete confidence, reassured him and assured him that everything would be fine.
Francis then waved to the crowd and blessed babies from his popemobile for about 15 minutes, surrounded by numerous guards. He looked exhausted during the Easter celebration, but nevertheless greeted the crowd and drove through St. Peter's Square, cheered by thousands of enthusiastic believers.
Francis said to the crowd in his weak voice:
"Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!"
"Viva il Papa! [Long live the Pope!]" - chanted the crowds in response.
It is worth noting that no oxygen tubes or other medical devices were seen when Francis was driving in his open-top popemobile just three weeks after being discharged from the hospital, where he was admitted with double pneumonia.
Pope Francis then spent Sunday resting at his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta, and had a quiet dinner.
How Pope Francis died
The 88-year-old Pontiff died on Monday morning from a stroke and heart failure, less than a month after returning home from a five-week stay in hospital, where he was admitted with double pneumonia.
On Monday, at about 5:30 a.m. local time, the first signs of the disease appeared
More than an hour later, Francis waved to Strappetti from his bed, in what the media site called a "farewell gesture," before falling into a coma. He was pronounced dead at 7:35 a.m.
He did not suffer. It all happened quickly. It was an imperceptible death, almost sudden, without long suffering for the Pope, who was always very restrained about his health.
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The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26.
Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the chief master of papal liturgical celebrations, announced that on Wednesday, April 23, the coffin with the body of the deceased Pope Francis will be transferred from the chapel of the "House of Saint Martha" to the Basilica of Saint Peter.
After a short prayer led by Cardinal-Camerlengo Kevin Farrell, the procession will pass through St. Martha's Square and the Roman Proto-Martyrs, through the arch under the bell tower to St. Peter's Square, from which to the Basilica through the main entrance. At the main altar, the Cardinal-Camerlengo will lead the Liturgy of the Word, after which it will be possible to pay tribute to the deceased.