
Pope Francis Back Home After 5-Week Hospital Stay For Life-Threatening Double Pneumonia
Huff PostPope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. Domenico Stinellis via AP VATICAN CITY — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home before beginning two months of prescribed rest and recovery. Pope Francis waves as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. “Instead, today with the discharge, we are very happy that he is well and we hope he will recover soon and will recover his strength.” Pope Francis arrives at The Vatican City, Sunday, March 23, 2025, after being released the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome after 38 days where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.
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