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Pope’s time of rest continues despite surprise appearance

Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair at the end of a Mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican Sunday, April 6, 2025, as part of the Jubilee for Sick and Healthcare Workers. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope’s time of rest continues despite surprise appearance

Despite making a surprise public appearance over the weekend and resuming some work meetings, Pope Francis continues to observe a doctor-mandated time of rest and is still undergoing various therapies.

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Four ambulances to be donated to Ukraine by Pope Francis, along with the drivers, including Papal Almoner Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (second from left), ahead of Easter 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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The LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kaduna, Nigeria, on March 9, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

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Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick speaks in South Bend, Indiana, on March 4, 2015. (Credit: Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP.)

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The LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kaduna, Nigeria, on March 9, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

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Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick speaks in South Bend, Indiana, on March 4, 2015. (Credit: Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP.)

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The Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Credit: Richard Drew/AP.)

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(Credit: Catholic Television Nigeria.)

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In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Credit: The Leaven via AP.)

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Icon from the Mégalo Metéoron Monastery in Greece, representing the First Ecumenical Council of Nikea 325 A.D., with the condemned Arius in the bottom of the icon. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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A protestor holds a sign that reads in French, ‘Security is a right, Haiti deserves it’ in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 2, 2025. (Credit: Odelyn Joseph/AP.)

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The Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Credit: Richard Drew/AP.)

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Apr 5
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(Credit: Catholic Television Nigeria.)

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Apr 5
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In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Credit: The Leaven via AP.)

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Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick at St. Nereus and Achilleus Church in Rome on April 14, 2005. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Icon from the Mégalo Metéoron Monastery in Greece, representing the First Ecumenical Council of Nikea 325 A.D., with the condemned Arius in the bottom of the icon. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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Four ambulances to be donated to Ukraine by Pope Francis, along with the drivers, including Papal Almoner Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (second from left), ahead of Easter 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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The Holy See Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Credit: Richard Drew/AP.)

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