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Pope Francis leaves in a car the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he was admitted on Feb. 14 for bilateral pneumonia. (AP Photo/Marco Ravagli)(Marco Ravagli / AP ...

Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after spending five weeks recovering from a severe case of double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff, appearing frail, made a brief stop at his favourite ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since February 14 and returned to the ...

Pope Francis back at the Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital Doctors prescribed pope two months of further rest Unclear how often pope will be seen in public in coming weeks VATICAN CITY, March 24 ...

After 3 weeks in hospital, we have heard from Pope Francis for the first time. The Pope releasing an audio message from the Juelli and playing it here tonight in front of the crowd at St. Peter's ...

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 ...