The Vatican said it was waiting to advise on what role he may play in upcoming Holy Week events leading up to Easter Sunday.

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Good Palm Sunday, a good Holy Week”, in yet another public sign of his recovery ...

The Argentinian pope is entering his fourth week of convalescence during which doctors have advised him to avoid crowds.