Pope Francis, who is recovering from double pneumonia, was spotted in black pants instead of his usual traditional white papal attire

"We were visiting St. Peter's Basilica and saw some guards passing by and making way, so we went to see what it was, and it was the pope," said Luiz Gil, who took the video. "Few

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The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out of public view after surviving double pneumonia and it is unclear whether he will take any part in the celebrations.

Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary,

King Charles and Queen Camilla have left Italy after a four-day state visit, where they had received a warm reception. They ended the trip with a celebration of the country's food, trying their hand at making pasta at a festival in Ravenna.