Pope Francis appeared in public for the first time since hospitalization. After the midday prayer, the angel of the Lord greeted believers from the balcony of his room in Gemelli Hospital in Rome, thanked and granted them a blessing. The eighty -eight -year -old head of the Catholic Church was released from the hospital on Sunday after more than five weeks. According to the AFP report and Sky News, TASR reports this.
František Hospitalized in Gemelli Hospital in Rome on 14 February with bronchitis, which later grew into two -sided pneumonia. The Pope has since overcome several respiratory crises, A week ago, however, the Vatican informed that he was no longer in danger of life.
The Vatican announced on Saturday morning that the Pope will appear in public for the first time since hospitalization. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni in the evening confirmed this plan with the fact that After a brief greeting of believers from the Pope’s hospital, they will “take” to his residence in the House of St. Martha, Informed ANSA. After being released from the hospital, Francis will provide medical care in this Vatican residence.
The Vatican published only one of his photography from the hospitalization of Francis. The shot from last week, taken from the side, captures him sitting on a wheelchair in white clothing and with a stole, as he looks at the cross placed on a simple altar in a quiet prayer. In March, he also published the sound message of the Pope, in which he thanked for prayers for his healing.
Francis, who has been the head of the Catholic Church since 2013, has been treated several times for respiratory diseases. In recent years, he has also undergone surgery of rupture and colon. Due to knee pain, he also uses a wheelchair.
