{"id":14869,"date":"2025-03-23T11:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-5-week-hospital-stay\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:40:40","slug":"pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-5-week-hospital-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-after-5-week-hospital-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis leaves hospital after 5-week hospital stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-photo-mass-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Francis<\/a><\/span> waved to hundreds of people gathered outside Rome&#8217;s Gemelli hospital on Sunday as the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-public-appearance-hospitalization-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pontiff left the hospital<\/a><\/span> after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p>In his first public appearance in five weeks, he 88-year-old pope said &#8220;Thank you, everyone,&#8221; as he gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto a hospital balcony overlooking the main entry of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Chants of &#8220;Viva il papa!&#8221; and &#8220;Papa Francesco&#8221; erupted from the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"ITALY-VATICAN-POPE-HEALTH \" height=\"439\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/23\/fa24cdc5-9ff3-432c-9368-a8dcde3efdfc\/thumbnail\/620x439\/0924726ba3bc756bdd8738dcf053bacc\/gettyimages-2205904782.jpg?v=9e5c48f1b04ac2a564e8a4c51250ac89 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/23\/fa24cdc5-9ff3-432c-9368-a8dcde3efdfc\/thumbnail\/1240x878\/197010a4f3214932e1e8651cd8dd0c12\/gettyimages-2205904782.jpg?v=9e5c48f1b04ac2a564e8a4c51250ac89 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Francis waves from a window of the Gemelli hospital before to be discharge after a five weeks hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                FILIPPO MONTEFORTE\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His appearance came before he was set to be released and return home to the Vatican. He will have a two-month period of rest and convalescence, his doctors said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-being-hospitalized-for-bronchitis-and-testing-vatican-says\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">admitted to the hospital<\/a><\/span> on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis made it difficult for him to speak. Doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome soon diagnosed Francis with <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-polymicrobial-respiratory-tract-infection\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">double pneumonia<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The first three weeks of his hospitalization were marked by a rollercoaster of setbacks, including <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-health-condition-not-critical-currently-vatican-sources-say\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">respiratory crises<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-respiratory-crisis-vatican-update\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">mild kidney failure<\/a><\/span> and a severe coughing fit, which forced doctors to put Francis on a mechanical ventilation mask.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During his hospitalization, he presented two critical episodes during which the Holy Father&#8217;s life was in danger,&#8221; Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said on Saturday evening. &#8220;He subsequently made slow but progressive improvements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alfieri said Francis will continue medication &#8220;for a long time and observe at least two months of rest&#8221; after his discharge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the Vatican, we have prepared the necessary assistance and we are ready to have him back at Santa Marta,&#8221; said Dr. Luigi Carbone, the pope&#8217;s personal doctor, adding, &#8220;We hope that within a brief period, he can go back to his normal activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though out of public view for weeks, the pope shared a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-health-audio-message-vatican-3-weeks-hospital-pneumonia\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">recorded message<\/a><\/span> in early March thanking people for their prayers for his recovery. The message \u2013 which highlighted Francis&#8217; weak and labored voice \u2013 was played in St. Peter&#8217;s Square for the faithful gathered for a nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. The Vatican also <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-photo-mass-hospital\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released a photo of the pope<\/a><\/span> at prayer.<\/p>\n<p>During his hospital stay, the church celebrated the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-mass-1-month-hospital-12-years-pontiff\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">12th anniversary<\/a><\/span> of Francis&#8217; papacy with a Mass in his honor.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is breaking news. 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