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Mass at the Vatican/ Pope Francis makes first public appearance in many weeks

2025-04-07 18:59:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Mass at the Vatican/ Pope Francis makes first public appearance in many weeks

Pope Francis made his first public appearance after several weeks of absence due to medical treatment. The pope appeared in St. Peter's Square at the close of a mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers.

The Pope emerged in his wheelchair and was receiving oxygen through oxygen tubes, but still managed to speak, telling the faithful in a breathless, weak voice: "Happy Sunday to everyone, thank you very much!" The Pope was accompanied by his personal nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti.

Francis came out for the final blessing of the April 6 Mass celebrated by Italian Archbishop Rino Fisichella, of the Dicastery for Evangelization and responsible for organizing the Jubilee of Hope, on the occasion of the Jubilee for the sick and healthcare workers.

The jubilee is part of a wider jubilee year and the Pope's surprise appearance at the end of the mass marks the first time he has been seen in public since his release from hospital on March 23.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 for treatment of a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia. He spent 38 days at the facility, which included two brushes with death, before returning home.

He is currently on a two-month rest period in which he continues his medication, as well as motor, respiratory and voice therapy. He continues to receive high-dose oxygen treatment during the day and night.

The Pope's attendance at Sunday's Mass appears to be a slight violation of doctor's orders for his two-month recovery, during which he is supposed to avoid crowds and meetings with individuals he doesn't know.

In a statement on Sunday, the Vatican said that the Pope, before joining the jubilee for the sick and greeting the faithful in St. Peter's Square, went to confession inside St. Peter's Basilica, spent time in prayer and passed through the basilica's holy door./CNA





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