Rome – Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since he was hospitalized in Rome more than five weeks ago.
Officials of the Gemelli Hospital, where the 88 -year -old Pope has received treatment after being diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, they said previously that they were preparing for the Pope to appear in a window.
Sitting in a wheelchair, Francis appeared and stirred his hands. In a weak voice, he said: “[T]Oh all … and I see a woman with yellow flowers … she is ‘brava’, good. “Then he greet again and seemed to make a cross sign.
Pope Francis gives a thumb up when he appears in a window of the Polyclinic of Agostino Gemelli in Rome, on Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated by bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since February 14.
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The crowd chew: “Francesco! Francesco!” When the 88 -year -old pontiff was again remote.
Pope Francis greets when he appears in a window of the Polyclinic of Agostino Gemelli in Rome, on Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since February 14.
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The area near the hospital entrance had been filled with people on Sunday morning. People were also flooding the Plaza de San Pedro in the Vatican, where they could see the Pope’s greeting through large television screens.
The faithful meet outside the Gemelli hospital before the appearance of Pope Francis the day he leaves high after a five -week hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025.
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The 88 -year -old pontiff has been in stable conditions during the last two weeks, according to the Vatican.
After Francis’s appearance at the hospital, his caravan of at least seven vehicles left the facilities. You could see Francis in the front seat of a Fiat White 500, who took him home again.
