‘I see the pope!’ Francis makes surprise visit to St. Peter’s Square

‘I see the pope!’ Francis makes surprise visit to St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was pushed in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass at St. Peter’s Square.

Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal cannula, made an unexpected appearance to greet the crowd. "A happy Sunday to you all, many thanks!" the pope said to them with a strained

At the end of a mass, the head of the Catholic Church was driven in a wheelchair to St. Peter's Square in Rome.

Pope shares profound reflection on illness during surprise Vatican appearance

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:32 am (CNA). 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…

First time after admission, precisely during the Jubilee of the Sick. 'Good Sunday' (ANSA)

Milan, April 7, 2025 - “It was an act of great courage, generosity and hope” the surprise of Pope Francis, recovering from pneumonia, who took a wheelchair in St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health, says the scientist Silvio Garattini, founder of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan, where, at 96, he continues to work. Professor, did the Pope want to instill confidence in those who are sick or old? “…