Pope Francis made his first public appearance in more than five weeks, waving from a balcony at Rome’s Gemelli hospital before he was discharge from the facility on Sunday.
Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks, will need a further two months of rest at the Vatican, his medical team has said.
The 88-year-old pontiff was seen using a wheelchair, as he has for several years, as he smiled and waved at a group of people gathered outside.
Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day he is set to be discharged from Gemelli Hospital (Reuters: Photo/Yara Nardi)
The pope, whose face looked swollen, appeared only for a few…