Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia. “A good Sunday to all. Thank you very much,

Pope Francis waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was pushed in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass at St. Peter’s Square.

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

The pontiff has not been seen in public since he left Rome's Gemelli hospital on 23 March, after undergoing treatment for pneumonia.

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 a