ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis in more than a month, showing the pontiff in a three-quarter view from behind wearing a purple stole typical of ...

showing the pontiff in a three-quarter view from behind wearing a purple stole typical of Lenten liturgical vestments and sitting in a wheelchair before the altar of his personal hospital chapel.

The Pope without a zucchetto and wearing the vestments for mass, the purple stole worn during Lent; seated in a wheelchair, his gaze lowered and absorbed in prayer. This is the first image of Pope ...