{"id":264930,"date":"2025-03-23T11:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-surviving-life-threatening-illness\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:46:05","slug":"pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-surviving-life-threatening-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-surviving-life-threatening-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis leaves hospital after surviving life-threatening illness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pope Francis has been discharged from hospital after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.<\/p>\n

He appeared on a public balcony to bless the crowd in his first public outing since he was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital.<\/p>\n

The Pope is now on his way to the Vatican – where crowds were waiting for his arrival.<\/p>\n

“I see this woman with the yellow flowers. Brava!” a tired-looking Francis said from the hospital balcony before he was discharged.<\/p>\n

He waved, gave a thumbs up – and a weak sign of the cross before being wheeled back inside.<\/p>\n

Chants of “Viva il papa!” and “Papa Francesco” could be heard from the crowd, which included patients who had been wheeled outside just to catch his brief appearance.<\/p>\n

The blessing came shortly before he was released to return home to the Vatican for a two-month period of rest and convalescence.<\/p>\n

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Doctors announced his planned release on Saturday, and said the Holy Father should refrain from meeting with big groups – but added that he should be able to resume all normal activities eventually.<\/p>\n

His return home brings to an end a 38-day hospital stay, the longest of his 12-year papacy and the second-longest in recent papal history.<\/p>\n

He will have access to supplemental oxygen and 24-hour medical care as needed.<\/p>\n

“Today I feel a great joy,” said Dr Rossella Russomando, a doctor from Salerno who didn’t treat Francis but was at Gemelli on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“It is the demonstration that all our prayers, all the rosary prayers from all over the world, brought this grace.”<\/p>\n

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