BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of Argentines, many from poor neighborhoods around the capital, gathered on Sunday at a church on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a month.

Faithful gathered in prayer outside Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital on Saturday (March 15), expressing hope for Pope Francis’ recovery as he continues treatment inside the facility. Protesters assemb

The photo is said to have been taken Sunday when Francis was co-celebrating Mass in the chapel of his hospital suite where he has been battling a health crisis.

The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since the 88-year-old pontiff began treatment for double pneumonia. (Reporting by Joshua McElwee) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

Pope Francis was photographed at the hospital for the first time since he was admitted last month for double pneumonia.