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Pope Francis: ‘I'm still alive’

Pope Francis comforts Serena Subania while her husband, Matteo Rugghia, holds her as the couple grieve the loss of their their five-year-old daughter, who died on Friday in the hospital where the pope was staying. He was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

ROME: A jovial Pope Francis joked with well-wishers on Saturday as he left hospital after a three-night stay for bronchitis, and headed back to the Vatican to prepare for Christianity’s most important week.

The 86-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties, got out of the car transporting him and smiled and joked with the crowd.

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