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Pope Francis left the hospital on Sunday and returned to the Vatican to continue his recovery.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday – five weeks after he was treated for double pneumonia. He will return to the Vatican, but doctors say he will need at least two months of rest and recovery after leaving Jegilly Hospital in Rome.

The 88-year-old pope has been fighting double pneumonia in his lungs Sent to the hospital On February 14, after a bronchitis, it was difficult for him to speak. He has never had a public opinion since then.

His doctor held a face-to-face briefing Saturday night, the first time in about a month.

“The good news is that the pope will be released tomorrow,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical director of Jegley. “During hospitalization, he proposed two key plots, during which the life of the Father was at risk. He then made slow and gradual improvements.”

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Matteo Bruni's head spoke to Dr. Luigi Carbone (L) next to Professor Sergio Alfieri and Professor Luigi Carbone at a press conference held at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 22, 2025 at Pope Francis in Rome.

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Alfieri said Francis will be discharged from the hospital in a stable state and will “have been on medication for a long time and be observed for at least two months of rest.”

Dr. Luigi Carbone, the pope’s personal doctor, said discharge was “recovery period.”

He said: “In the Vatican we have prepared the necessary help and we are ready to get him back to Santa Marda.

Caborn said the pope was happy to go home.

Earlier Saturday, the Vatican said Francis would make his first public appearance in five weeks and “will be planning to wave and offer blessings” after Angelus prayed.

The pope missed Angelus praying for the first time in the pope. The Pope usually prays every Sunday from windows overlooking St. Peter's Square to windows of faithful prayers that gather.

The current hospitalization is the longest for Francis' pope. It is marked with a roller coaster of setbacks, including Respiratory Crisis,,,,, Gentle renal failureand severe coughing, which forced the doctor to wear Francis on a mechanical ventilation mask. He never lost consciousness, and the doctor reported that he was smart and cooperative.

The Pope of Argentina is prone to respiratory diseases in winter. He was removed from a part of his lung when he was young.

Although it has not been made public for weeks, the Pope shared Recorded messages In early March, thanks for his prayers for his recovery. This message – a voice that emphasizes Francis' weakness and effort – is played on St. Peter's Square to celebrate faithful chanting, with the nightly chanting of rosary prayers. The same is true of the Vatican Photos of the Pope In praying.

During his hospitalization, the church celebrated 12th Anniversary Francis's Pope was honored by him.

Pope Francis has been insisting on sharing unprecedented details on his health, which is confidential to centuries of medical conditions surrounding the pope.

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