After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering.

People watch Pope Francis during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day of his discharge from Gemelli Hospital, on a big screen in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ciro de Luca VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight,

Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being hospitalized. He blessed a cheering crowd of thousands before returning to the Vatican.