In the photo, Pope Francis appears slightly slumped in his wheelchair, adorned in white robes and a purple stole before an altar at the Rome hospital where he has been a patient since Feb. 14. The shot is not head on — perhaps because it remains frowned upon in the Holy See to capture clear images of an ailing pope.

Vatican, for the first time, has published a number of photos of Pope Francis in the hospital since he was admitted

The Vatican has released the first new picture of Pope Francis since he was taken to hospital more than a month ago. It shows the 88-year-old pontiff celebrating Mass in a chapel on the tenth floor of the Gemelli hospital,