ROME: Pope Francis’ health appeared to have improved on Friday as he presided at a ritual at a Rome parish without the signs of fatigue from a bout of bronchitis that forced him to limit activities over the past two weeks.
Francis seemed more or less back to normal during a visit of several hours to the Rome church of St. Pius V, not far from the Vatican.
He read his homily on the theme of forgiveness - instead of delegating an aide to speak for him as he has mostly done since late February - and improvised much of it.