Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading tens of thousands of people in a flower-decked St Peter's Square in one of the most important events of the year.Just hours after celebrating the two-and-a-half-hour night-time Easter Vigil, the 87-year-old pontiff appeared in good form at the start of the liturgy in the blustery piazza on Sunday.Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has had respiratory problems all winter that the Vat

Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading tens of thousands of people in a flower-decked St Peter's Square in one of the most important events of the year.Just hours after celebrating the two-and-a-half-hour night-time Easter Vigil, the 87-year-old pontiff appeared in good form at the start of the liturgy in the blustery piazza on Sunday.Francis, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has had respiratory problems all winter that the Vatican and he have said were bronchitis, the flu or a cold.Easter Mass is one of the most important dates on the liturgical calendar, celebrating what the faithful believe was Jesus's resurrection after his crucifixion. The Mass precedes the Pope's "Urbi et Orbi" - to the city and the world - blessing, a lengthy speech that traditionally rounds up all the threats facing humanity.