The photo is said to have been taken Sunday, when Francis was co-celebrating Mass in the chapel of the hospital suite where he has been battling a health crisis.

The Vatican shared the first photo of Pope Francis in over a month on March 16, amid his recent health scare. The photograph, which comes after the pope, 88, was hospitalized in February with double pneumonia,

Pope Francis ’ doctors are providing their first in-person update on the pontiff’s condition in a month, in a sign that he has made good and steady progress in his battle against double pneumonia. The Saturday evening briefing is the first since Feb.