Pope Francis champions the marginalized and returns to lead Palm Sunday mass.

Pope Francis presided over Palm Sunday Mass a day after being released from the hospital due to bronchitis. In his homily, he defended the "abandoned" and "marginalised" of the world. Francis received antibiotics during his hospital stay and his voice was still weak. Palm Sunday opens a heavy schedule of Holy Week appointments for him, which culminate with Easter Sunday Mass in the square on April 9.