At this time of physical weakness, they help me to feel God's closeness, compassion and tenderness” Before his death, Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing and met with Vice President JD Vance He also met with inmates at a prison in Rome and appeared for the start of Holy Week by giving a blessing on Palm Sunday “At this time of physical weakness,

Pope Francis blessed a crowd of over 35,000 gathered at St. Peter's Square on Easter, just hours before the Vatican confirmed his death at the age of 88.

Pope Francis is still recovering from double pneumonia, but the 88-year-old still met with faithful after the Palm Sunday mass at the Vatican on April 13, 2025.