Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Sunday after making a brief public appearance for the first time in more than five weeks, waving to a crowd from his window at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he had been hospitalized with pneumonia in both lungs.

Pope Francis greeted cheering crowds from his hospital window in Rome before returning to the Vatican. This was the first time the Pope had been seen in public since February.

Nuns gather in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican to follow on giant screens a live broadcast from Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where Pope Francis made his first public appearance since he was hospitalized on Feb.