Pope to make first public appearance Sunday since hospitalisation

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he was admitted on February 14.

The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling pneumonia in both lungs after being hospitalised for breathing difficulties.

“Pope Francis intends to wave and offer a blessing from the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome after Angelus prayers,” The Vatican said Saturday.