Wearing nasal cannulas that provide supplemental oxygen, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair accompanied by a nurse. According to Vatican officials, before greeting the faithful, the Pontiff ‘received the sacrament of reconciliation in St.

LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago. Francis, 88, entered St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair to briefly greet crowds that were gathered to mark the Jubilee of the Sick and the World of Healthcare. The pope was wearing oxygen nasal cannulas.

Pope Francis has made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and medical workers in his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving the hospital.

Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick in his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.

The pontiff’s voice sounded stronger than when he addressed well-wishers outside of Gemelli hospital on the day of his release.

Pope Francis Sunday made his first public appearance since leaving the hospital two weeks ago, coming into St. Peter’s Square at the close of a Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers.

The 88-year-old Pope Francis lifted his hands to wave to the crowd, who stood and applauded, as he was rolled to the front of the altar in St. Peter's Square.

The university cited the transfer portal, pay-for-play and "other shifts that move athletics away from love of the game" for the move.

Francis was wheeled through the crowd in his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago.