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head of Catholic Church Pope Francis on
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Sunday surprised pilgrims at the St
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peter's Square two weeks after leaving
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hospital when he made first public
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appearance at the end of the mass for
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the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthare
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workers looking apparently more
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healthier and stronger than he was in
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late March 2025 when he made public
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appearance through the window of Giley
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Hospital in Rome where he has been under
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medical care since February 14th he was
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hospitalized for pneumonia pope Francis
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who stayed briefly at the event was seen
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putting on what looked like a nasal
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canula around his nose probably fixed to
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aid his breathing "hello to everybody
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happy Sunday to all of you thank you
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very much," the Pope said in native
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language when he spoke at the event with
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his voice seemingly weak and shaking
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pope Francis made a brief but moving
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appearance at the event arriving in a
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wheelchair the Pope was assisted to the
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altar where he gave his blessing and
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greeted the faithful saying "Happy
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Sunday to everyone and thank you very
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much." It was observed his presence
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lasting about 5 to 6 minutes concluded
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with a huge applause for the Holy Father
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before he returned to the Vatican it
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would be recalled that the 88-year-old
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pontiff spent 5 weeks in hospital with
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pneumonia in February and March with his
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medical team saying that the pope came
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close to death during the illness pope
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Francis had it difficult to thumb up as
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he appeared at a window of the
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Agugustino Gem Poly Clinic in Rome on
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Sunday March 23rd 2025 where he has been
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treated for bronchitis and bilateral
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pneumonia since February 14th but he was
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seen today to have thumbmed up to the
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crowds more at ease when compared to
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previous public appearance according to
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CNN Pope Francis appeared in better
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health than when he was last seen in
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public which was 2 weeks shortly before
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he was released from Rome's Galilee
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Hospital at that time he struggled to
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speak and raise his arms but managed to
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wave to people and gave a thumbs up from
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a balcony on Sunday the Pope appeared to
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move his arms around with more ease his
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voice was still weak but stronger than
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two weeks ago the Pope's appearance had
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not been previously announced crowds of
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worshippers gathered at Vatican's St
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peter's Square on Sunday when the Pope
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made his short appearance after a mass
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dedicated to the sick we had last month
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reported that the Vatican on Saturday
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says the head of the Catholic Church
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Pope Francis slept well on Friday night
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and now resting after he had had a
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breathing crisis on Friday afternoon
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which led to him vomiting making the 88
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years old pontiff to be supported by a
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breathing machine we had reported that
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the Vatican says Pope Francis is still
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experiencing complex or chronic health
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conditions that affect multiple parts of
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his body systems but the head of the
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Catholic Church is resting calmly since
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on Thursday adding that the prognosis or
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the likely outcome or the forecasted
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outcome of the current health conditions
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of the Pope is still guarded this as
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local media had earlier reported that
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the Pope confided on some of his aids
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that he may not make it alive with
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reports of some Catholic officials
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already rehearsing for his funeral the
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Pope was admitted to Rome's Gmile
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Hospital on Friday February 14th
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following a bout of bronchitis with his
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doctors later diagnosing bilateral
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pneumonia we had reported that despite
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the medical condition that he's under
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the high flow of oxygen in the hospital
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over double pneumonia Pope Francis on
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Sunday on the eve of the 3-year
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anniversary of the war in Ukraine
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launched by President Vladimir Putin led
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Russia government called on everyone in
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the world to remember victims of the war
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in Ukraine describing the war which
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started on February 24th 2022 as painful
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shameful for all humanity we had also
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reported that the head of the Catholic
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Church Pope Francis is not out of danger
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and his health worsened on Saturday
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evening says Vatican the Pope's funeral
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is allegedly being rehearsed after the
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88-year-old warned he may not survive
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pneumonia the Swiss Guard protecting the
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Pope 88 is rehearsing his funeral with
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members under a curfew as they are
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preparing for the pontiff's death swiss
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newspaper Blick claims
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