Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance in St Peter's Square on Sunday following Palm Sunday Mass, despite earlier expectations that he would not attend. At the conclusion of the service, held in front of some 20,

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week," in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia.