Pope Francis returns to Vatican after first appearance since Feb. 14 hospitalization
ROME — Pope Francis made his first public look on Sunday since being hospitalized in Rome greater than 5 weeks in the past.
Officers at Gemelli Hospital, the place the 88-year-old pope has been present process therapy after being recognized with bilateral pneumonia, mentioned earlier they had been making ready for the pope to look in a window.
Seated in a wheelchair, Francis appeared and waved his arms. In a weak voice, he mentioned: “[T]o all … and I see girl with yellow flowers … She is ‘brava,’ good.” He then waved once more and appeared to make an indication of the cross.
Pope Francis waving to the gang from a window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome earlier than being discharged following a 5 weeks hospitalization for pneumonia, Mar. 23, 2025.
Pope Francis provides a thumbs up as he seems at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, the place he has been handled for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.
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The gang cheered, “Francesco! Francesco!” because the pontiff was once more wheeled away.
Pope Francis waves as he seems at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, the place he has been handled for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.
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The world close to the doorway of the hospital had been filling up with individuals on Sunday morning. Folks had been additionally flooding into St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, the place they had been capable of watch the pope’s greeting through massive TV screens.
Devoted collect exterior the Gemelli hospital earlier than the looks of Pope Francis on the day he might be discharge following a 5 weeks hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025.
