STORY: :: Luiz Gil:: Pope Francis makes a surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica :: Francis is taking two months' rest as he recovers from double pneumonia:: April 10, 2025Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video as St. Peter's Basilica from the bas-reliefs, columns, and flooring, which matched file imagery of the Basilica's interiors. The date when the video was recorded was verified by the metadata and confirmed by the source."We were visiting St. Peter's Basilica and saw some guards passing by and making way, so we went to see what it was, and it was the Pope. Few people noticed, it was very quick, but he stopped to talk to a family with a baby," said Luiz Gil, who filmed the encounter.