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Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in public since leaving hospital two weeks ago. Francis greeted crowds at ...

Pope Francis gives a blessing during a Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, April 6, 2025. It was his first time in public since being ...

Pope Francis, 88, made a surprise public appearance at St Peters Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick on Sunday. Crowds of worshippers gathered at the square to celebrate the mass ...

Francis, 88, greeted crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square. LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago.

Pope Francis was wheeled through a crowd that included health care workers from around the world, who had been told he was watching their Jubilee Mass on television. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Pope Francis surprised pilgrims on Sunday with his first public appearance since leaving hospital two weeks ago following intensive treatment for pneumonia. The Pope entered St. Peter’s Square ...

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Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair ...

Still recovering from bilateral pneumonia that hospitalized him for nearly 40 days, Pope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Jubilee of the Sick ...