and he stopped to speak with well wishers and journalists, including our vatican correspondent delia gallagher. delia. alright two standing by in rome. tell us so what did the pope say? well, you know that he stopped the car first of all, and got out which we weren't really expecting, and i asked him how he was feeling. and he said still alive, which is typical pope francis. he likes to joke. i also asked him if he was afraid when he had breathing difficulties and told another story about a man who had some problems breathing and said to the holy father. well, you know, i didn't see death, but i saw it coming and it's ugly. so the pope gave some nice words about his stay in the hospital, which , as we've seen, he was able to baptize a baby. he went to the children's oncology unit had pizza with some of the medical staff. but as we were standing there, obviously it's right. at the entrance of a major hospital here in rome, people were coming up to him a young boy with a cast on his hand. a couple who had lost their daughter last night. in tears and the pope hugging them so always moving moments

take you now to room to cnn's delia delia gallagher, who is joining us now live delia, the pope presidingver mass in st peter's square. again just a day after leaving the hospital, remarkable. yes it is remarkable . in fact, you know, we just heard him speak. leila vatican tells us there's about 30,000 people there in st peter's square with him. we had a chance to hear the pope give his homily spoke about abandonment about people who society ignores the elderly. the sick, those imprisoned he will be going to a prison on thursday juvenile prison for the traditional washing of the feet. migrants some of the themes that we know are important to pope francis. he just spoke about we heard his voice, which is, as you might expect, slightly softer, slightly lower, but nonetheless , in good spirits. i think he's looking good and sounding good. this palm sunday, mass kicks off a very busy holy week for pope francis. you'll see him. seated during this mass, but that was already something that the pope had been doing because of a knee problem that's not related to the bronchitis. there is a cardinal

cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher joining me now live from rome. so delia, what can you tell us about what's happening now and how the pope is feeling. well you know, fred, as you said, this is the easter vigil service. one of the most beautiful services in the whole christian liturgical year. it starts in darkness and their candles and the light and so on. it's quite it's quite a moving service. the pope looks fairly good. i mean, as good as you can expect for an 86 year old who's getting over about a bronchitis and has mobility issues, you know, uh certainly the fact that he missed the event at the coliseum last night would normally be cause for concern. but i think was rather prudent decision on his part because it has been very cold in rome, and if you're getting over bronchitis, you don't need to be out at nine o'clock at night in front of the coliseum. we saw him on thursday at a juvenile jail fred, which was really a lovely event, and he seemed in very good spirits. he was washing the feet of 12 young people. in that jail. that's something th

cnn's vatican correspondent delia gallagher, joining us now from rome, delia pope, francis talked about the light of easter. was that a theme for him today? well absolutely, of course, because easter celebrates the resurrection and the light of jesus, which is what the pope is all about spreading that message , and he spoke about people bringing the light to countries in conflict. in addition to mentioning ukraine federica, the pope said he wanted to express his deep concern for the attacks in recent days in jerusalem, and he called for renewed dialogue between israelis and palestinians. he mentioned syria he mentioned lebanon mentioned the rohingya in myanmar. many countries in africa, including the democratic republic of congo and south sudan to countries that he just visited in january . we heard that the pope's voice is stronger. it's back, so that suggests that he has managed to recuperate from the bronchitis. he just got out of hospital last saturday, so that's important, but still, he has his mobility issues was brought in in a wheelchair. he can't stand behind the altar. for lon

cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher joining me live now from rome, delia, what is taking placeht now? paint the picture for us. well, i hope you can see those pictures. this is really federica, the most beautiful mass in the liturgical year for christians. it starts in darkness and the pope just a few minutes ago lit the first candle from the back of the church, where there's like an open fire pit and then they process in and the light the candles of all the people who are in the basilica. i mean, it's something that they do in all of the christian churches on this day, and of course, pope francis. we saw him arrive in a wheelchair. you see him? i'm sitting down there, so obviously he didn't process in which is one of the things that were watching closely in these days, but at this mass, the pope will baptize eight people. this is something else that happens at the easter vigil. there are baptisms, and so pope francis will also be baptizing eight people from different countries , including the united states, so this is really the beginning of the easter celebrations. this has b

we now go live to rome and cnn's delia delia gallagher, standing outside jamie lee hospital, delia theope on the mend. is he well enough to lead palm sunday mass service. well, that's what they're telling us. they love that he will be present at the palm sunday mass tomorrow in saint peter's square might not be saying the mass but he will be present and we will be able to hear him speak. that will be important to sort of monitor just how well he is. he's obviously well enough to leave the hospital after a relatively short stay. we're just waiting any minute for him to come out. now. he checked in on wednesday. it was a moment where of great uncertainty because we had heard that the pope had been complaining about respiratory issues for the last few days, but when he was diagnosed with bronchitis and then given the antibiotics, he was back on his feet. even by thursday evening, they told us he was having pizza with some of the medical staff here in the hospital. and then, of course yesterday that visit to the children's oncology and neuro surgery unit where he baptized the lovely miguel

bronchitis just before the holiest week of the year for many christians, cnn's vatican correspondent delia gallagher, who's standing by live in rome. good to see you, delia. he might have been in hospital, but he hasn't been laying around. has he's been pretty busy, really? no absolutely, michael. i mean, if you consider 86 years old in hospital for bronchitis, receiving antibiotics intravenously, you'd expect them to be lying in his hospital bed . instead, the vatican told us on thursday evening, it was having pizza with some of the medical staff here for dinner on friday visited the children's on collagen and neurosurgery unit, bringing them easter eggs and rosaries and even managed to baptize with little baby boy miguel and hill, who was sleeping soundly before the pope sprinkled. some water on him, but i'm sure he'll appreciate the gesture. when he's older. anyway the vatican tells us he pope francis will be discharged today. we don't know at what time but good news that the pope has managed to get back on his feet so quickly. michael yeah, baby is going to have a story to tell that's for sure.

delia gallagher, cnn, rome seen . military has begun three days of exercises in and around the taiwan street and to the north, south and east of the island. taiwan says at least eight chinese ships and 42 aircraft have been detected over the street, and this follows the taiwanese leaders a 10 day trip to central america. and the u. s, which beijing denounced as a provocation. what site did not mention the chinese drills when she met with a visiting delegation of u. s lawmakers today, house foreign affairs committee chair michael mccaul had this to say afterward. in a democracy people are free. in a democracy people have guaranteed rights in a democracy, human rights and human dignity. are respected. taiwan and the united states share the same ideals and values and our relationship is strong. cnn's will. ripley is in taipei and has our report. it's not entirely unexpected that just after taiwan president signed when arrived back from the united states and central america, that 10 day diplomatic trip, which included tha

delia gallagher for us in rome. thanks so much. ukrainian officials say a father and daughter were killed in new russian strikes on the city of zepa. rusia we received these images you're looking at right there short time ago, showing what's left of a building ravaged by that overnight attack . ukraine also says one woman was rescued from the rubble of a building that was heavily damaged. in the meantime, ukrainian troops are fighting to keep a lifeline open to the embattled city of buck moot. a cnn team reports near constant artillery fire in the town of david er. and that happens to be a key supply route onto that road, which they are trying to basically keep that key supply routes open to the city center of mahmoud. ukraine also says its energy system has been struck by more than 1200, russian rockets and drones. the statement didn't say over which period of time but the energy grid. has been, of course, repeatedly targeted for months. now over the past year, eastern ukraine has become a ghastly hellscape of villages and towns h

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we are joined by cnn's delia gallagher, who is live for us at the vatican. um happy easter to you . and you know you were there last week when the pope was released from hospital. many question whether or not he could carry out his full duties here. it's of course, a taxing week. how is the pope faring? well that's right, paula. i mean, really, if you consider that just last saturday, was released from the hospital after a bout of bronchitis, um, the fact that he's even here in st peter's square is already quite something you know. he missed the friday evening via crucis at the coliseum. it's at nine o'clock at night in the vatican said look due to the cold weather. we have been having a real cold spell. the pope was going to sit that out and under normal occasion if a pope skips an event, that's a problem, but given all of the events that he's had to do this week, and the fact of the bronchitis and he's 86 years old. it seemed like a wise decision to allow him to rest because he's had so many events. this is the final one of really a long week since palm sunday and i would say paul

cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher joining me live now from rome.so, delia, you actually spoke with the pope? how is he doing? what did you all talk about? hmm. well listen, federica. the pope's surprised us because he was leaving in the car from the hospital, and he stopped and he got out to thank journalists for their work. so obviously i asked him how he was feeling. here's what he said. desantis we both still alive. you know what comes to mind is something that wants an old man older than me. told me after a situation like this, father, i didn't see death. but i saw it coming. it's ugly, huh? still, we need and federica. you know, it's typical pope francis right to make a joke and deflect questions about his health. but as we were talking, then a couple came up. it was a couple who had just lost their daughter last night. their daughter, angelica, and the pope comforted them prayed with them. and so you see these poignant moments with francis and hats off to him that had to pivot from talking to journalists and asking questions about his health.

as cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher explains. it comes barely a week after he was released from the hospital. fred pope francis looked in good spirits on a beautiful easter morning at the vatican 100,000 people, according to the vatican press office in st peter's square, and in the surrounding streets for the pope's or be it orbi blessing. that's the blessing from the balcony of st peter's basilica, which he gives after mass. the pope during that address. recalled conflicts around the world calling for peace in ukraine. he also said he expressed his deep concern for the attacks in recent days in jerusalem, calling for a renewal of dialogue between israelis and palestinians. the pope mentioned syria, lebanon, the rohingya in myanmar, as well as many african countries such as south sudan and the democratic republic of congo. pope is 86 years old. he still has mobility issues. we saw him in a wheelchair because of an ongoing knee problem. he can't stand for long periods of time. but his voice was strong fred and suggests that he has

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cnn's delia gallagher is covering the story from rome, delia, the pope, mentioning quite a few conflicts around the world. well that's right, amra. you know, pope looked in good spirits today for this easter mass. a beautiful morning here 100,000 people in the square, according to the vatican, and on the surrounding streets for the or b and or b, to the city and to the world. you spoke about some of the things, he said. i'll add a few others. he also mentioned his deep concern, he said for the recent attacks in jerusalem and called for renewed dialogue between israelis and palestinians. he spoke about conflicts in many other places in the world. syria lebanon mentioned the rohingya of myanmar. and many countries in africa, including south sudan and the democratic republic of congo, which are two countries that he visited just at the end of january. now you'll notice that the pope is not able to get around so well anymore. he is using a wheelchair. he cannot stand for long periods of time. that's why he doesn't say mass. so certainly his knee problem for which he does not want to get an o

cnn's delia gallagher is in rome for us this morning. delia was the pope in good spirits like he was when you spoke with him yesterday. yeah i i'd say he was in good spirits spread, you know, certainly a little bit of tiredness. the voice was a bit lower than we're used to hearing from him, but at the same time, you know, it's to be expected, having just been released from the hospital yesterday. in the main point, fred is that he was even at the event, considering i don't think anybody on wednesday would have thought that he would be out of the hospital already and in saint peter's square for palm sunday mass. he rode through the crowds, the vatican said. some 60,000 people came to the square. waving giving a thumbs up to the crowd. so you could see his spirit. there is a scene that we've seen many times before. of course, the pope going through crowds in st peter's square, but somehow today, given kind of a special meaning, given everything he's gone through in the past few days, and of course, it's only the beginning because it's the b

delia gallagher. thank you.ell new this morning, the department of justice has opened an investigation into a trove of leaked us intelligence documents that have been posted on social media in recent weeks. the latest batch of documents surfaced online friday and cover topics ranging from the war in ukraine to information about key us allies like israel even more concerning the leak appears to include classified documents, some even marked top secret, the highest level of classification. international security correspondent kylie atwood has details. the department of justice has now opened an investigation into this apparent trove of classified u. s documents that have appeared on social media sites in recent weeks, and these documents cover a wide range of topics like us support for ukraine. south korean officials concerns about providing ammunition to the united states that could then be given to ukraine to be used in the ukraine war you a united arab emirates ties to russia information having to do with us. t

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cnn's delia gallagher is in rome this morning. good spirits from the pope when he left the hospital. um how does he look? how does he sound today? look i would say victor number that was good spirits again today. in fact, with the crowd, we tend to see francis even more kind of in his element. certainly a bit of tiredness voice a bit less strong than usual, but i think that's to be expected. and frankly, i think the news is that he's there at all. if you consider on wednesday, we didn't know what was going to happen when he checked into the hospital, and they had told us that he had trouble breathing. he went in his pope mobile around after mass saying hi to the people waving giving them a thumbs up. about 60,000 people were in the crowd. the vatican tells us for this palm sunday which, as you mentioned kicks off a very busy week at the vatican and the pope on thursday will be going to a juvenile jail where he does the traditional washing of the feet of jail here in rome on friday, is expected to be outside in the evening in front

cnn's delia gallagher is in rome for us. pope francis seemed to be in good spirits on sunday for palm sunday mass in st peter's square . you could hear his voice was a bit horse seemed a bit more tired than usual, but that's to be expected from an 86 year old who has just been released yesterday from the hospital for bronchitis. the pope gave his homily in which he spoke about some of those themes that are closest to his heart about people who society abandons the sick. the elderly migrants, people in prison, pope francis will go, in fact to a juvenile jail here in rome on thursday for the traditional washing of the feet. he also thanked people who had given him prayers and well wishes during his time in the hospital, and he was able to go around in his pope mobile amongst some 60,000 people gathered in the square, according to the vatican, waving and giving them a thumbs up begins a very busy week for the pope, in addition to thursday on friday, is expected to be in front of rome's colosseum in the evening for the way of th

delia gallagher, cnn rome. in iran.any women are condemning a yogurt attack on two women for allegedly not wearing the hijab. this viral cctv video shows the moment when a man enters the shop confronts them, then proceeds to dump the tub of yogurt on their heads. the two women were arrested for failing to wear the hijab in public, according to missin news agency is not a bashir joins us now. i mean, it's just a horrible video to watch. obviously the two women would have known that they were taking a risk in defying the u no obligation to where um, the dress code, but it seems like almost what we witness is like a microcosm of the tensions going on right now in iran because you have this awful attack the women defying the dress code. i think the shopkeeper tried to stop the man because obviously he wasn't he wanted to defend the women wasn't happy with what he saw. what was your reaction? absolutely. i mean, this is what we're seeing today in day out in iran women bravely defying the dress code, which has been mandated u

cnn's vatican correspondent delia gallagher, joining us now from rome. how did it go today? well federica, it was a beautiful service. beautiful day in rome, 100,000 people i have to say it was it was heartwarming because considering that a week and a half ago, the pope was going in the hospital for we weren't sure what? there was concern. we've been watching him all this week and his health so it was lovely to see him. his voice is back. it was strong. suggesting that he's gotten over the bronchitis. at least you mentioned. we just heard some of what he had to say at the orbit or be addressed. this is a really special address that he only does twice a year from the balcony of st peter's basilica. and in addition to mentioning jerusalem, he prayed for many places in conflicts around the world, including ukraine. just tell you some of what he said. there he said, help the beloved people of ukraine on their journey toward peace and shed the light of easter on the people of russia. the pope also mentioned conflicts in syria in libya in lebanon in myanmar in many african countri

cnn's delia gallagher is live in rome with more so, delia what's next for the pope this holy week? and are you? are you confident that he's going to physically be able to hold out throughout it? well you know, omar. there is a lot coming up this week. but let's just stop and reflect for a minute on the fact that pope francis 86 years old, just getting over bronchitis was even present for palm sunday mass yesterday in st peter's square. i don't think anybody would have bet on that on wednesday when he went into the hospital complaining of breathing difficulties. he did look okay. his voice was a bit softer than usual, maybe a bit more tired than usual the week coming up the busiest week of the christian calendar for the pope on thursday. he's going to be in a juvenile jail here in rome. it's the traditional holy thursday mass. when normally they do the washing of the feet now, we don't know if he'll do that because he has a knee problem as well as we know. on friday. he'll be outside in the evening in front of the coliseum for the v, a crew choose the way of the cross that tradition

cnn vatican correspondent delia gallagher is guardiajoining us .t not? >> reporter: it is. the cardinal that said that is the cardinal in charge of the process. he's walking the fine line between making people happen this is a meeting of bishops but what pope francis has done as opened up the process, he's asking for 70 non-bishop members and asking that half of those be women and he also would like young people included. part of the reason he's doing this is partially because of his vision of opening up conversation in the church to women and to lay people but because the topic of this, which is a meeting of bishops, which is happening in october is precisely that relationship with the hierarchy of the church and those kinds of topics. as you can imagine there are women's groups in the church pushing for this for some time. the women's ordination conference said it's a significant crack in the stained glass ceiling. a colorful metaphor from them. the thing we don't know is what are they voting on? this is a process that started in 2021 with listen

let's go now to cnn's delia gallagher, who joins me now live from rome, delia just a day after the pontiff left the hospital, pope francis back to his busy schedule and kicking off this holy week. yeah, and you know, leila, i was just reflecting if you had asked me on wednesday at the pope would be at this mass today, i would have said. probably not. i mean on wednesday, we were told that he had been complaining of having breathing difficulties in the past few days, so it is absolutely amazing to see that pope francis is even here at this mass today certainly saw him yesterday and he was sounding okay. his voice is a bit soft, but we just heard him actually blessing. the palms and any sounds and looks pretty good. this is palm sunday. as you said, kicking off a very busy week here at the vatican, the pope on thursday will be at a juvenile jail for the washing of the feet that traditional, uh , event that happens on what they call holy thursday on friday, expected to be at the coliseum outside at night in rome easter vigil on saturday easter mass. on sunday, so this is just the first event.

still the pope has managed to participate in nearly every holy week events, cnn's delia gallagher reports. jim it was a beautiful easter morning at the vatican, pope francis sounded good. his voice was strong, suggesting that he has managed to recover from his bout with bronchitis. in addition to praying for ukraine during his urbi and orbi address that it gives from the balcony of st peter's basilica after mass, the pope mentioned conflicts in a number of places around the world he expressed, he said his deep concern for the attacks in recent days in jerusalem, and he called for renewed dialogue between the israelis and palestinians. he mentioned syria , lebanon, the rohingya in myanmar and several countries in africa, including south sudan and the democratic republic of congo. so the pope looking good . obviously still using a wheelchair. he cannot stand for long periods of time, which is why he doesn't celebrate mass behind the altar. but as the pope likes to joke, you don't need two legs to be pope. just one head, tim. all right. thank you, delia. now to a developing story. we're foll

cnn's delia gallagher is in rome. fred pope francis looking definitely in good spirits today, even if a bit tired and his voice a bit softer than usual, but only to be expected, having just been released from the hospital yesterday for bronchitis. i think the main point is that he was there. i don't think anybody on wednesday would have said that he would be in st peter's square. today for palm sunday mass. he went around in his pope mobile after mass through the crowds of vatican said some 60,000 people were present all the way down the via della conciliazione, that street leading up to st peter's basilica waving giving a thumbs up to the crowd. it's a scene we've seen many times before, of course, but somehow today took on kind of a new meaning because of all he's been through in the past few days. of course, this is only the start of what is a very busy week for pope francis at the vatican on thursday. he will be in a juvenile jail here in rome for the traditional holy thursday, washing of the feet. we don't know i

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