Pope Francis plans to appear in public on March 23 for first time in five weeks
The Hindu
Pope Francis to make first appearance in over five weeks, offering blessing from hospital window as he battles pneumonia.
“Pope Francis plans to make his first appearance in more than five weeks on Sunday (March 23, 2025), offering a blessing from the window of his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he battles double pneumonia,” the Vatican said.
Pope Francis, 88, was admitted to the hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving treatment.
The pope has only been seen by the public once during his hospital stay, in a photo the Vatican released last week, showing the pontiff at prayer in a hospital chapel.
Pope Francis wants to come to the hospital window around noon on Sunday (March 23, 2025) to give a greeting and blessing, the Vatican said in a brief statement on Saturday (March 22, 2025).
The pope usually offers a weekly noon-time prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sundays. Pope Francis has not been able to do this since February 9, before going to hospital.
The Vatican said Pope Francis was not expected to deliver the prayer this Sunday (March 23, 2025), in a sign that the pope is still recovering from pneumonia, but would come to the window for a greeting.
Pope Francis is prone to lung infections because he had pleurisy as a young adult and had part of one lung removed.
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