Emotions high as Pope salutes crowd from hospital before returning to Vatican

Record ID: 1985337

  • Title: Emotions high as Pope salutes crowd from hospital before returning to Vatican
  • Date: 23rd March 2025
  • Summary: ROME, ITALY (MARCH 23, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROWD TAKING PHOTOS (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALIAN CATHOLIC WORSHIPPER, ANTONIO AMOROSO, SAYING: "I saw there is quite evident suffering and for a few seconds it somewhat reminded me of Pope Wojtyła (John Paul II) when he went out of the window with the difficulties of dialogue. It made a bit of an impression on me. But let'
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  • Keywords: GEMELLI HOSPITAL ITALY POPE FRANCIS ROME VATICAN
  • Location: ROME, ITALY
  • City: ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Europe,Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA004101923032025RP1
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  • Story Text: Members of the Catholic faithful were emotional on Sunday (March 23) as Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks from Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
    Francis, 88, was later discharged from the hospital, where he was admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that became the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy.
    Despite his difficulty in speaking, which prevented him from delivering the Angelus prayer, Francis greeted the audience and offered his blessing.
    While Francis returned to his Vatican residence, his doctors said it would take "a lot of time" for his ageing body to fully heal.
    They said they had prescribed the pope two months of repose, and had advised him against taking any meetings with large groups, or that require special effort.
    (Production: Veronica Altimari, Christine Uyanik, Cristiano Corvino, Roberto Mignucci, Matteo Negri)
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