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Pope Francis, leaves hospital, makes first public appearance since falling ill weeks ago

The frail 88-year-old Catholic leader has difficulty speaking.

(Francesco Sforza | Vatican press office via AP) Pope Francis waves as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14.