Pope Francis stepped out for his first public appearance at the Vatican since being discharged from the hospital in late March after coming down with pneumonia.
The head of the Catholic Church, 88, appeared to be in good spirits while attending a Jubilee Mass on Sunday, April 6. His wheelchair was pushed through the crowds in St. Peter's Square as he waved to onlookers and shook hands with others.
The pope wore nasal tubes for the outing as he was brought to the front of the altar to address attendees. "Good Sunday to everyone,’’ he said, according to the Associated Press. He reportedly offered a prayer for health care workers who “are not always helped to work in inadequate conditions, at times the victims of aggression. Their mission is not easy and must be supported and respected.’'
This is his first public appearance since March 23 when he addressed a crowd from the balcony of Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 38 days. He was first admitted in February for bronchitis and "diagnostic tests" before his condition worsened to pneumonia.
The head of the medical team at the hospital, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, said they feared he wouldn't survive but was very honest with the bishop of Rome. "From the first day, he asked us to tell him the truth and he wanted us to tell the truth about his condition," Alfieri told an Italian newspaper, according to CNN. "Nothing was ever modified or omitted."
The pope was eventually discharged and reportedly told to take at least two months of rest.
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