Vatican & World News 23.03.2025

- Pope Francis gives his first 'in-person' greeting and blessing from the balcony of the Gemelli Hospital where he has been treated for pneumonia since mid-February before being discharged and sent back to Casa Santa Marta to recover and fully heal

- He appeals for a stop to the bombing in the Gaza Strip as the death toll surpasses 50,000

-  He also asks for prayers for the suffering people in war-torn countries across the world and for the commitment to undertake the path of dialogue