Pope Francis presided over his first mass since leaving hospital, bundled up in a thick coat whilst battling a hoarse voice.
was bundled up in a thick coat as he presided over his first mass since leaving hospital.He battled a hoarse voice during the service, which took place following a three-day hospital stay where he was treated for bronchitis.Pope Francis presides over the Palm Sunday mass at St. Peter’s square in The Vatican to reporters who asked how he was feeling.
He then paid a visit to Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s most famous churches, to pray for the sick children he met while in hospital, the Vatican said. The Pope’s red vestments were placed over his coat as he sat in a chair under a canopy in the square. Before this, he held a braided palm branch in a Pope mobile which drove at the tail end of a long procession of cardinals, other prelates and Catholics, carrying palm fronds or olive branches.supports HTML5 videoDespite the struggle, the 86-year-old read a 15-minute speech, also adding off-the-cuff remarks and making hand gestures for emphasis.
Francis also spoke about a homeless German man who died, ‘alone, abandoned’, under the colonnade circling St Peter’s Square.
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