Vatican. Unexpected visit of Pope Francis to the Basilica of Saint Peter

On Thursday, Pope Francis unexpectedly arrived at the Basilica of Saint Peter – the Ansa agency said, they refer to the Vatican sources.

As the Ansa agency explained, Franciszek, who passes into Vatican Recovery after a serious illness, he wanted to see the results of conservation works carried out in the basilica and thank the people working there. The Pope thanked, among others, two young women who deal with these works.

A visit to the Basilica of Saint Peter on Thursday is another unannounced movement of the Pope, who on Wednesday at the Holy House of Marta received the British royal couple, and on Sunday he greeted the faithful at the end of the mass for the sick and healthcare professionals.

Improving the state of the Pope

88-year-old Pope Francis He did not appear in public since March 23, when he left the Gemelli Hospital, where he faced the most serious health crisis for over five weeks in 12 years of his pontificate.

On Friday, the Vatican informed about the further light improvement of the Pope's state, also when it comes to his breathing and speech. Franciszek has difficulties with her due to prolonged high -effect oxygen therapy. As the Vatican Press Office reported, oxygen doses are reduced.