More details were revealed on the passing of Pope Francis on April 21.

In a report by CNN, the pontiff had spent his final days “in service of the Church,” and he tried to participate “as much as he could” in the celebration of Easter.

While the 88-year-old pontiff did not conduct the main Holy Week and Easter services because of his health, he still made it a point to make brief appearances.

The news outlet detailed that he visited a prison in Rome on Thursday for 30 minutes and stopped by St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday evening.

He also conducted the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to the “City [of Rome] and to the World” while an aide read his address. This blessing can only be done by a pope on certain solemn occasions.

His other activities include greeting the crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile as well as meeting US Vice President JD Vance, who is the last foreign civic dignitary to have met with Pope Francis.

Francis had suffered from a serious bout of double pneumonia in recent months. His death comes a day after he had made his first prolonged public appearance since being discharged on March 23 from a 38-day hospital stay for pneumonia.

“Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican’s TV channel.

“At 7:35 this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.”

Roman Catholics around the globe are expected to start speculating who among the red-robed cardinals will succeed him.