Pope Francis greeted the faithful for about 10 minutes on Palm Sunday

Pope Francis wished “Happy Palma Sunday and Happy Great Week” to believers gathered at St. Peter’s Square after a conclusion of the mass chaired on his behalf by Cardinal Leonardo Sandra, according to the Vatican news.

Francis, who is recovering from a double pneumonia, welcomed the crowds from the wheelchair for about 10 minutes. Occasionally, he stopped talking to believers, including a group of enthusiastic nuns.

Unlike last Sunday, when he was first discharged from the hospital three weeks ago, Papa He did not receive oxygen over the small intestine under the nose.

Francis, 88, was discharged from the hospital on March 23 after spending five weeks treated with lung infection, which his doctor later said he had almost killed him.

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Pope Francis arrives at the end of Mass at Palm Sunday at St. Peter Square in the Vatican on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican News He estimates that 40,000 people gathered in the square because of the Palm Sunday celebration from the Lord’s passion and said that the Pope “limited his exposure to elements to continue recovery from his respiratory conditions.”

Sandri read Francis homily during the Mass, which indicates the beginning of the Holy Week. The Holy Week marks the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection.

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista touches the hand of Pope Francis, as he unexpectedly appears during the Mass of Palm Sunday in St. Peter Square on the Vatican on April 13, 2025. (Yara Nardi)

The faithful originated from St. Peter’s Square Carrying blessed palm trees or olives of branches to mark the opportunity.

The Vatican said he waited for him to advise what role he could play in the upcoming events of the Holy Week that led to Easter Sunday.

Pope Francis says that it occurs unexpectedly during the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter Square in the Vatican on April 13, 2025. (Vatican media/brochure)

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“Sisters and brothers, I thank you for your prayers,” PontiF said in a statement distributed by the press Office of St. See, “at this point physical weakness, help me feel God’s closeness, compassion and tenderness even more. I pray for you and ask you to give you all those who suffer with me.”

Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.