Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness

Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square

Bundled in a long, white coat and battling a hoarse voice, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left a Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.

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VATICAN CITY — Bundled in a long, white coat and battling a hoarse voice, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left a Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.

Pope Francis delivers Palm Sunday service one day after leaving hospital for bronchitis

Pope Francis has presided over Palm Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square just a day after leaving hospital. The 86-year-old Pontiff sat for the majority of the ceremony as he continues to recover from Bronchitis.

Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square

Pope Francis blesses the faithful with olive and palm branches before celebrating Palm Sunday Mass. The pontiff gave a 15-minute homily that focused on moments when people feel “extreme pain, love that fails, or is rejected or betrayed.”AP Photos VATICAN CITY — Bundled in a long, white coat and battling a hoarse voice, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left …

Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square

"I thank you for your participation and prayers, that in the last days you intensified,'' the pontiff told the crowd in St. Peter's Square, a reference to the many wishes he received for a quick recovery during his hospitalization. The post Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square appeared first on Religion News Service.

Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square

VATICAN CITY — Bundled in a long, white coat and battling a hoarse voice, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left a Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The sun broke through the clouds during the Mass, one of the longest services on the Church’s calendar, as Francis, red vestments placed over his coat, sat in a chair under a canopy erected in th…