A automobile carrying Francis left the hospital shortly after midday on Sunday, and was accompanied by way of Rome by a convoy of police automobiles.
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 outdoors.
The pope, whose face seemed swollen, appeared just for a couple of moments. He spoke briefly, with a feeble voice, to thank one of many members of the group 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 group of a whole lot of well-wishers referred to as out for the pope, chanting “Francis, Francis, Francis”.
