Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter’s Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the 88-year-old pontiff’s frail health that has kept him from most Holy Week events.
The Argentine pontiff said in a weak voice from his wheelchair at the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, Happy Easter to the delight of tens of thousands of faithful and others in the flower-filled square.
The pope traditionally delivers his Urbi et Orbi Or The Message Popularly Called To the City and the World benediction from the balcony that overlooks St Peter’s Square, but he gave that task to a collaborator Sunday.
His address, read out, condemned worrisome anti-Semitism, and the deplorable situation in Gaza.
Given his delicate health following treatment for pneumonia, it had not been certain whether the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics would be present, or if so, in what capacity.
But At The end, the pope made his appearance.
Just beforehand, he had a brief private meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, who was visiting Rome with his family.
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