Pope Francis surprisingly in St. Peter’s Square: greets the faithful and gives candies to children

At the end of the mass for the Palm Sunday of 13 April, Pope Francis he surprised those present with one Surprise visit to San Pietro Squarewhere over 20 thousand faithful were located. In a wheelchair, the Pontiff greeted the crowd with great affectionexchanged words with those present and focused in particular on childrendistributing candiestearing smiles, tears of emotion and applause.

A moment of collective emotionwhich assumes even more value in the light of recent health conditions of the Holy Father. Pope Francis’ gesture was interpreted as a message of hope and proximity, in the wake of pastoral style which distinguished the pontificate of Jorge Mario Bergoglio from the first day. The appearance of the pontiff (not expected) takes place after weeks marked by concerns for the Pope’s healthwho turned 88 on December 17th.

In recent months Pope Francis has in fact been hospitalized for an infectious pneumonia and subjected to antibiotic therapies at the Gemelli Polyclinic of Rome, where he had already passed other periods of hospitalization in the past. Afterwards, The pontiff limited public outingsoften entrusting the reading of speeches to other collaborators. In the last few days, however, they have emerged signs of progressive improvement. On 11 April 2025, theHandle He reported that the Vatican press room, during a briefing with journalists, said that “There are improvements that you have been able to notice with the outputs “ of the Pope.

During the Angelus (written) on Palm Sunday, Pope Francis has renewed his appeal for peace in war theatersfrom Ukraine to the Middle East, without forgetting the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and South Sudan.