Pope Francis’ doctor says pontiff died ‘without suffering, at home’

Sergio Alfieri met the Pope in 2018. Over the years they grew closer and shared secrets. Now, the doctor reveals some conversations and remembers the moment when death was declared.

Pope Francis didn’t suffer before he died, his doctor says

After the pope suffered a massive stroke Monday morning, his medical team saw no point to sending him to a hospital. He died soon after.

The doctor of the Gemelli hospital in Rome Sergio Alfieri, coordinator of the team that attended Pope Francis, told on Thursday the last moments of the Pope’s life: “I entered his room and had my eyes open. I checked that he had no breathing problems and tried to call him but he did not answer,” he said and explained that it was decided not to take him to the hospital because his desire was to “die at home.”

Pope Francis' 'Eyes Were Open' in His Final Moments but He Was Comatose and Doctor Didn't Want to Risk Hospital Trip

"He died without suffering, at home," Dr. Sergio Alfieri told an Italian newspaperTIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty; TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Dr. Sergio Alfieri; Pope FrancisPope Francis’ doctor is sharing new details about the 88-year-old pontiff's final hours, including why Francis wasn’t transported to the hospital after falling into a coma. Francis, who had recently been hospitalized ​​for 38 days after suffering from double pneumonia before his …

Pope Francis died quickly and without suffering, his doctor says

Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life, the head of the pontiff’s medical team said in interviews published on Thursday.

Antonia Mortensen, Lauren Kent and Christopher Lamb The surgeon of Pope Francis declared on Thursday that the late pontiff felt “very well” in the days before his death, but that after entering a coma on Easter Monday “there was nothing more to do.” Dr. Sergio Alfieri, head of the team that attended the late pope during his long stay at Gemelli Hospital in Rome last month, stated in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera tha…