Pope Francis, still recovering, skips Rome's annual Good Friday procession

Only Sunday morning will it be decided whether the Pope is fit enough to attend the Easter blessing. Francis himself wants to be there.

Francis has been weak for weeks, his condition evokes memories of John Paul II. How can a Pope lead the Church when he is physically at the end?

In full recovery, the sovereign pontiff made several appearances upstream of the most important week of the year for Catholics.

Pope Francis, still recovering, skips Rome's annual Good Friday procession

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

Pope Francis Skips Rome's Annual Good Friday Procession Amid Health Concerns

Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.

Even this year Pope Francis was unable to participate in the Good Friday procession in Rome, but for the thousands of participants he still had a lot of messages from Lisa Weiß.