Tomorrow, during the traditional Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis will greet and pray with those gathered outside Gemelli Hospital through a window.

After spending 37 days at Gemelli Hospital in Rome due to severe bronchitis in February and receiving treatment for bilateral pneumonia, the 88-year-old Pope’s health update was shared by the Vatican Press Office. The spiritual leader of Catholics and Head of State of the Vatican, Pope Francis, plans to greet and pray with those awaiting him outside the hospital tomorrow. This will be the first time the Pope, who has been hospitalized for over a month, will appear in public to greet well-wishers. On March 16, the Vatican shared the only photo taken from behind while the Pope was praying in the hospital chapel, marking the first visual after the Catholic leader was hospitalized. It was also mentioned that the Pope will not lead the prayer, and the text of the speech will be shared in written format as in previous weeks. In the latest health update shared by the Vatican yesterday, it was stated that “The Pope’s health condition is stable, and there are slight improvements in his respiratory system. He now only receives high-flow oxygen therapy at nights instead of wearing a ventilator mask. Doctors have not provided any information yet regarding when he will be discharged from the hospital.” Since February 14, Pope Francis has been in the hospital after experiencing bronchitis during two public events on February 9 and 12, where he had difficulty breathing and could not deliver his speeches, asking his aides to read the scripts instead. It was reported that Pope was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on February 14 for a polymicrobial infection in the respiratory tract. On February 18, the Vatican announced that Pope had developed bilateral pneumonia and his clinical condition presented a complex picture. On February 22, it was expressed that the Pope’s condition was critical after he had an asthma attack. On February 28, the Vatican reported that Pope underwent bronchoaspiration for a bronchospasm crisis, started mechanical ventilation, and responded positively to the treatment. The spiritual leader of Catholics experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure on March 3, after which non-invasive mechanical ventilation was resumed. Since March 4, the Pope has been stable and has shown signs of slight improvement. The latest chest X-ray taken on March 12 confirmed the radiological improvements recorded in the past days.