(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 ...

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 ...

Massimiliano Strappetti, 54 years old, is a key figure in Bergoglio's life. A true guardian angel who began his professional journey at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. He later joined the Vatican ...

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 ...

These are some of the last words of Pope Francis, with a special thank you to the nurse Massimiliano Strappetti. He is the one who, in this last period of the Pontiff's life but also from a very ...

Pope Francis expressed his appreciation to his personal nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, who had encouraged him to take a final ride in the popemobile on Easter Sunday, the Vatican has revealed.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis’ final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21 ...

Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, ...

Pope Francis' gesture of thanks to his longtime nurse were among his last words before his death on April 21, the Vatican ...

The final words of Pope Francis have been revealed, and they were words of gratitude. According to the Vatican, Pope ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis’ five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope’s ...

According to the Vatican’s press office, Francis said “thank you” to his longtime health aide, Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse whom the pope has said “once saved his life by suggesting ...