4 d. ago Pope Francis makes surprise appearance and seems in improved health as he is wheeled round St Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass

The pope was holding a bouquet of flowers and wheeled in to the ceremony in Vatican City, in which more than 30,000 people had gathered, as he recovers from double pneumonia.

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6 d. ago Pope makes another surprise appearance at St. Peter's, greeting restorers of papal tombs

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope Francis appeared, unannounced, in a wheelchair — his third such surprise appearance in less than a week

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1 week ago Pope Francis greets crowds in surprise public appearance at the Vatican

It comes two weeks after the pontiff was released from hospital having been treated for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia

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1 week ago Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass

Pontiff makes first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from hospital two weeks agoPope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his discharge from hospital two weeks ago.The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was appeared unannounced, assisted in a wheelchair to the front of the altar in the square. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope Francis appears in public for first time in almost two months amid battle with pneumonia as he points out a 'woman with yellow flowers'

The Pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 having suffered a severe respiratory crisis at the Vatican.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis makes first appearance since hospital admission in front of cheering crowds

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks before being discharged from hospital after twice contracting pneumonia, on Sunday, March 23.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis makes first public appearance in five weeks from hospital balcony

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in more than five weeks on Sunday, waving from a balcony at Rome's Gemelli hospital before being discharged.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis appears on his hospital balcony before he is discharged after extraordinary recovery from pneumonia but will now need two months to rest at the Vatican

The Pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on February 14 having suffered a severe respiratory crisis at the Vatican.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis makes first appearance from window of Rome hospital ahead of discharge

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3 w. ago Pope Francis health latest: Pontiff appears on hospital balcony to speak as he is set to be discharged from hospital

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow the latest updates on the Pope's health after his condition worsened in hospital following two respiratory crises.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis gives blessing to overjoyed crowds as he prepares to leave hospital

Pope Francis gave a blessing to large crowds in Rome from the window of a hospital where he has been recovering from double pneumonia before being discharged and driven away

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3 w. ago Pope Francis to make first public appearance in month after suffering pneumonia

The 88-year-old pontiff is recovering from an acute case of pneumonia but is set to give a blessing very soon

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3 w. ago Pope making 1st public appearance before hospital discharge and return to Vatican for convalescence

Pope Francis is making his first public appearance in five weeks before being discharged from the hospital where he was treated for a life-threatening case of pneumonia

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3 w. ago Pope Francis to make first public appearance since being admitted to hospital

Vatican says pontiff will come to the window of his room on Sunday to offer a greeting and blessingPope Francis is poised to make his first public appearance in more than five weeks, greeting people from the window of his hospital room where he is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.The pontiff, 88, wants to come to the window of his room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after midday prayers on Sunday to give the greeting and blessing, the Vatican said in a ­statement today. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital and convalesce at Vatican

Officials say pontiff will come to the window of his room on Sunday to offer a greeting and blessingPope Francis, who is recovering from pneumonia in both lungs, will be ­discharged from Rome’s Gemelli ­hospital on Sunday, his doctors said.The pontiff, 88, will return home to Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City on “protected discharge”, and he will need to convalesce for two months, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Gemelli hospital, told reporters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pope Francis will appear in public on SUNDAY as Vatican issues health update on the 88

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital more than a month ago when he offers a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli hospital

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3 w. ago Pope Francis to offer blessing from hospital window in first public appearance in weeks

Francis will appear at his room window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Sunday

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