POPE FRANCIS HAS left hospital after a three-night stay to treat bronchitis, stopping to say hello to well-wishers and joking he was “still alive”.
From the Holy See Press Office: On the morning of today, Saturday 1 April, Pope Francis was discharged from the A. Gemelli University Hospital... The Pope left the Policlinico Gemelli around 10:35 am. pic.twitter.com/GtOviIcHpFOn Friday, the pope visited the children’s cancer ward at the hospital, handing out chocolate Easter eggs and even baptising a weeks-old baby boy, according to a video published by the Vatican.
Francis’ hospitalisation was his second since 2021, when he underwent colon surgery, also at Gemelli. “But I’m happy he’s better, that he’s returning. For believers and the Catholic community, it’s important,” he added.He has pushed through major governance reforms and sought to forge a more open, compassionate Church, although he has faced internal opposition, particularly from conservatives.
The Vatican, citing medical staff, said on Thursday that Francis had been diagnosed with “infectious bronchitis” requiring antibiotics, and that the treatment had brought about a “marked improvement in his state of health”.
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