Pope Francis makes his first public appearance and is discharged from the hospital
Pope Francis greeted a crowd from his window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital in March 2025, his first public appearance in five weeks of treatment for pneumonia in both lungs. He was then discharged to recover at the Vatican.
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