Pope Francis to make first public appearance on Sunday, the Vatican says

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave more than a month after he was admitted into Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling double pneumonia in both lungs after he was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis that made it difficult for him to speak.

He has remained out of public view since then.