Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of the Policlinico Gemelli for a brief greeting and blessing.
The Holy Father has been hospitalized since February 14 for bilateral pneumonia. The Pope will then be discharged and will head to Casa Santa Marta.
“I thank everyone, I greet this lady with yellow flowers”. These were the first words of the Pope as he appeared from a small balcony of the Gemelli after 38 days of hospitalization. The Pope then blessed the crowd of faithful.
Il Pope, sitting in his wheelchair, pronounced the words of greeting to the faithful from a microphone. He appeared tired but smiled as he turned to the crowd, thanking them and making the thumbs up gesture.
Face thinner but also the attempt to sketch a smile. As announced yesterday, Pope Francis, discharged from the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome after a 38-day hospital stay, showed himself publicly for the first time today, looking out from one of the windows of the Roman hospital.
An apparition lasting a few minutes, after midday and after having delivered his text of meditations for the Sunday Angelus of the Third Sunday of Lent for reading.
Article published on March 23, 2025 - 12pm
It was a beautiful moment to see Pope Francis from the balcony, but I am worried about his health. Let's hope he gets better soon. The people were very excited and the thumbs up gesture pleased everyone.