Pope appears in St. Peter’s Square for first time in weeks

Pope appears in St. Peter’s Square for first time in weeks

Francis last appeared in public while being discharged from the hospital in March

Pope Francis appears in public after weeks of sickness

Pope Francis appeared in St. Peter's Square for the first time in weeks on Sunday.

Pope Francis listens to his secretary as he appears to the faithful at the end of a Mass celebrated by Monsignor Rino Fisichella (not pictured) on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 6, 2025. (Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pope Francis appears in St. Peter's Square for the first time in weeks. (Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Image)

Pope Francis waves to believers as he leaves the Cercle Cite after a meeting with Luxembourg's prime minister during a four-day apostolic journey in Luxembourg and Belgium, in Luxembourg City, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP/Getty)