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Pope Francis leaves hospital after five weeks of treatment

Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2025 [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]

Pope Francis has arrived home at the Vatican after leaving the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, shortly after making his first public appearance following a five-week hospitalisation for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

The 88-year-old, who was admitted on February 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened, greeted his well-wishers on Sunday from a balcony of Gemelli hospital before his discharge.

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