Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

(photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN) Kristina Millare/CNA Vatican April 23, 2025 Having cared for the aging Pope Francis as his personal nurse since 2022, Italian nurse Massimiliano Strappetti was ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who died Monday from a stroke and subsequent heart failure, grew emotional while expressing his gratitude to Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse and his caregiver ...

The last words of Pope Francis to his personal healthcare assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, have been made public Massimiliano Strappetti has been the Pope's personal healthcare assistant since ...

That's what Francis, 88, told his longtime health aide, Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse whom the pope has said "once saved his life by suggesting colon surgery," according to the Vatican's news ...

Pope Francis thanked Massimiliano Strappetti for encouraging him to ride in the popemobile on Easter, after his recovery from hospitalization. The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Francis' final ...

Instead, it was for his longtime nurse and personal healthcare assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti — the man who had stood by him during some of his most fragile moments and when he suffered from ...

Seconds before he slipped into a coma, Pope Francis raised his frail hand from the bed he lay dying and made a loving “gesture of farewell” to his trusted nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti.