Pope Francis Discharged from Gemelli Hospital After 38 Days | EWTN News Nightly

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After 38 days in Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis has been discharged and returned to the Vatican. Before leaving, he appeared for the first time since his hospitalization on the hospital balcony, greeting nearly 3,000 supporters and offering his blessing. On the way back, he stopped at St. Mary Major, leaving flowers in gratitude. The news of the pope's discharge was announced the previous day by Dr. Sergio Alfieri, head of the Gemelli Hospital medical team that has been treating the pope, at a last-minute press conference. Doctors confirmed his bilateral pneumonia has been successfully treated, but he will require two months of rest, continued therapy, and has been advised against receiving visitors or meeting large groups of people as he recovers. EWTN Vatican journalist Bénédicte Cedergren has more. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf