Pope Francis To Be Discharged From Hospital After Five Weeks Battling Pneumonia

Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for more than five weeks, will be discharged from hospital on Sunday but will need a further two months of rest at the Vatican, the head of his medical team said on Saturday. Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that became the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. While Francis will return to the Vatican on Sunday, his doctors said it would take "a lot of time" for his aging body to fully heal. They said they had prescribed the pope two months of repose, and had advised him against taking any meetings with large groups, or that take special effort.