He repeats the word 'thank you' to the doctors who treated him about ten times, stops to make a joke about the rector of the Catholic University, Elena Beccalli ('when women are in charge, things

Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the Vatican announced.

The Vatican’s spokesperson said the next day that recent outings were proof that the pope’s health is improving. But there are possibly other motives at play