Pope Francis at the last minute skipped reading his homily during a Palm Sunday Mass for tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square but continued presiding at the service, read his noon ...

Pope Francis opened the celebration Mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis.

Pope Francis skipped delivery of the Palm Sunday homily during Mass on Sunday before continuing with the service and being driven around St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis’ choice to skip the strenuous speech at the outset of Easter week immediately raised concerns about his health, but he spoke in a clear voice before and after it.

Pope Francis is still recovering from double pneumonia, but the 88-year-old still met with faithful after the Palm Sunday mass at the Vatican on April 13, 2025.

A smiling Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square on April 13, 2025, in a surprise visit at the end of the outdoor Palm Sunday Mass. (photo: Bénédicte Cedergren / EWTN News) ...

Following a lengthy hospital stay for a critical respiratory problem, Pope Francis greeted parishioners gathered for Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Francis made a brief appearance in St. Peter's Square on Sunday at the end of a Palm Sunday service, greeting the crowds from his wheelchair as he continues to recover from double pneumonia.

When Pope Francis surprised the world with an appearance for Palm Sunday, a Raleigh family was lucky enough to be in the crowd.

Pope Francis has held an in-person greeting with the faithful in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday in yet another positive public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double ...

Pope Francis offers a blessing to the gathered faithful from a ramp at St. Peter's Basilica during Palm Sunday celebrations, April 13, 2025.