Pope Francis visits Venice and enjoys canal tour after health battle

Pope Francis has visited Venice and took part in a canal tour weeks after asking worshippers to 'pray for him' following a health battle.

In March he had unexpectedly withdrawn from a Good Friday procession to 'preserve his health', after battling respiratory problem all winter which have made it difficult for him to speak. However, the trip was also unusual because it came as Venice, sinking under rising sea levels and weighed down by the impact of over-tourism, is in the opening days of an experiment to try to limit the sort of day trips that Francis undertook on Sunday.

Pope Francis presides over mass at St Mark's Square during a rare visit to the city of Venice this morning Because the Vatican decided to mount its exhibit in the women's prison, and invited inmates to collaborate with the artists, the whole project took on a far more complex meaning - touching on Francis's belief in the power of art to uplift and unify, and of the need to give hope and solidarity to society's most marginalised.

He urged the artists to embrace the Biennale's theme this year of Strangers Everywhere, to show solidarity with all those on the margins.

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