00:00A 7.30pm local time, Cardinal Gambetti led a rosary prayer to pray for the passing of Pope Francis.
00:12It was attended by Cardinals and the hundreds of faithful who had gathered here throughout the day.
00:18Cardinal Gambetti said, quote, we all carry in our hearts the words that Pope Francis so often said to us,
00:24do not forget to pray for me. The atmosphere here was one of grief and mourning.
00:30The prayer ended with a long round of applause with people chanting long leave Pope Francis.
00:36And at around 8pm local time, the Vatican confirmed the Pope's cause of death,
00:42saying that Pope Francis died of a stroke and heart failure.
00:48George Orlandi for Euronews in the Vatican.
00:54Euronews in the Vatican.
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