A automobile carrying Francis left the hospital shortly after midday on Sunday, and was accompanied by means of Rome by a convoy of police autos.
The pope appeared on a balcony on the hospital simply earlier than leaving. Utilizing a wheelchair, as he has for a number of years, he smiled and waved at a bunch of well-wishers gathered exterior.
The pope, whose face regarded swollen, appeared just for a couple of moments. He spoke briefly, with a feeble voice, to thank one of many members of the gang under, who had introduced yellow flowers.
Pope Francis had solely been seen by the general public as soon as earlier than throughout his hospital keep, in a photograph the Vatican launched final week, exhibiting the pontiff at prayer in a hospital chapel.
Within the moments earlier than the pontiff’s look on Sunday, the gang of tons of of well-wishers known as out for the pope, chanting “Francis, Francis, Francis”.
