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Pope Francis leads Angelus prayer in Vatican for the first time since he left the hospital after undergoing a hernia operation. The 86-year-old has suffered a series of health issues since his election in 2013. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of people gather in Saint Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. The Easter holy week, which commemorates the death and the resurrection of Christ, is the high point of the Catholic calendar. IMAGES
Pope Francis gives the Holy Chrism Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Holy Thursday. The pontiff left hospital last week after a bout of bronchitis, ready to kick off the holiest week in the Christian calendar. IMAGES
Crowd of faithful is gathered to attend Pope Francis' ecumenical prayer in Juba, South Sudan, where the Pope is making an official visit, accompanied by the heads of the Churches of England and Scotland, representatives of the country's two other Christian denominations. From 2013 to 2018, South Sudan, which has a population of 12 million, 60% of whom are Christians, was in the grip of a bloody civil war that left 380,000 people dead. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives for prayer meeting with priests, deacons, and seminarians at the Cathedral "Notre Dame du Congo" in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, on the third day of his trip to the African nation. IMAGES
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