Pope Francis celebrates mass in the chapel of the apartment in the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is being treated. Photo: Vatican Press Office
Pope Francis celebrates mass in the chapel of the apartment in the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is being treated. Photo: Vatican Press Office
Coleen Barry
Today at 03:30
The Vatican has released the first photograph of the Pope for more than a month, showing Francis co-celebrating mass in the hospital chapel.
The photograph is taken from behind, and shows Pope Francis, wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestment, sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar.