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ROME — Pope Francis waved, gave a thumbs-up and made a gesture of blessing from his hospital balcony to a throng of well-wishers before his discharge and return to the Vatican on Sunday ...

Beforehand, he met U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he was introduced on March 13, 2013, as the 266th pope.

Pope Francis was first admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital Feb. 14 after battling bronchitis. He had been struggling to speak and even breathe during public appearances before that.

When Pope Francis arrives at Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major, it will be the last time he will be seen in public before he is buried, and the basilica reopens to visitors again on Sunday.

Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, right, and Pope Francis personal doctor Luigi Carboni speak to journalists, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope ...

Beforehand, he met U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Francis performed the blessing from the same loggia where he was introduced on March 13, 2013, as the 266th pope.