The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out of public view after surviving double pneumonia and it is unclear whether he will take any part in the celebrations.

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis has approved the first-ever female saint from Venezuela. On March 31, Francis made way for the canonization of Blessed María Carmen Rendiles by approving a decree that recognizes a miracle attributed to her, the founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Jesus.

Buckingham Palace and the Vatican said Pope Francis had an unannounced meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon with Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla during their state visit to Italy. Recall that Charles and Camilla had been due to make a formal state visit to the Vatican,