The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis on Sunday since his hospitalisation over a month ago, showing the pontiff celebrating mass earlier in the day from the chapel in his hospital suite.

The Vatican released the first photo of Pope Francis in a month, showing him in a wheelchair at a hospital chapel. Doctors report his condition is improving. View on euronews

In the photo, Pope Francis wore purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in front of an altar in the hospital chapel.