“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

ROME (AP) — Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis’ five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope’s treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican ...

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Pope Francis has made a "truly surprising improvement" since returning to the Vatican for recovery after a severe double-pneumonia episode, according to Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who oversaw the Pope's ...

Following the death of Pope Francis (1936-2025), his attending physician spoke to Italian media about the Holy Father's final hours. Among other things, Sergio Alfieri (58) reports how the head of ...

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican.

“I find him very lively,” Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Professor and surgeon Sergio Alfieri, right, second from left, who headed the team who treated Pope Francis during his hospitalisation, walks in a hospital ward before an interview with the ...