Pope Francis was a man of the people.
The 266th Pope (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) made a final appearance on April 20 to commemorate Easter Sunday at the Vatican, a few hours before his death on the morning of April 21 at the age of 88.
Francis blessed a crowd estimated at more than 35,000 people in Saint-Pierre Square Cardinal Angelo ComastriTHE Associated Press reported.
The leader born in Buenos Aires praised the crowd saying: “The brothers and sisters, Happy Easter,” appearing on the Balcony with the Saint-Pierre Basilica for about 20 minutes before surprising those who had gathered for his planned appearance with a tour around the place in the Popemobile.
The journey was his first in the Open Popemobile since his hospitalization of 38 days for double pneumonia, and he made sure to stop occasionally to bless babies, according to the AP.
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