{"id":2924,"date":"2025-03-23T21:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2025-03-23T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:12:40","slug":"pope-francis-to-leave-hospital-begins-long-road-to-recovery-at-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/23\/pope-francis-to-leave-hospital-begins-long-road-to-recovery-at-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis to Leave Hospital, Begins Long Road to Recovery at Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome\u2019s Gemelli hospital on Sunday and return to his Vatican residence, where he is set to undergo at least two months of recovery, doctors have confirmed.<\/p>\n

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling pneumonia since his admission on February 14, is expected to wave and offer a blessing from the hospital before departing for Saint Martha\u2019s House, his official residence.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sergio Alfieri, one of the pope\u2019s physicians, emphasized that while his condition has improved, his recovery will continue at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cA hospital is actually the worst place for recovery due to the risk of further infections,\u201d Alfieri said, explaining why the Vatican opted for home care.<\/p>\n

Another doctor, Luca Carbone, reassured the public that the pope\u2019s health was improving, adding: \u201cWe hope he will soon resume his normal activities.\u201d
\nSpeculation over a potential resignation has swirled given the length of Francis\u2019 hospital stay\u2014the longest of his papacy. However, Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, dismissed the idea outright.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no, no, absolutely not,\u201d Parolin stated when asked if the pope had considered stepping down.<\/p>\n

Despite missing five consecutive Sunday Angelus prayers for the first time in his tenure, the Vatican remains optimistic about his gradual return to public duties.<\/p>\n

As Catholics worldwide continue to pray for his recovery, well-wishers have left flowers, candles, and messages of support outside the Gemelli hospital.<\/p>\n

With Easter approaching, the Vatican is expected to adjust its schedule to accommodate the pope\u2019s convalescence while ensuring key religious events proceed smoothly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome\u2019s Gemelli hospital on Sunday and return to his Vatican residence, where he is set to undergo at least two months of recovery, doctors have confirmed. The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling pneumonia since his admission on February 14, is expected to wave and offer a blessing from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1866,1863,1868,1865,1867,1869,1864],"class_list":["post-2924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","tag-accommodate","tag-battling","tag-candles","tag-convalescence","tag-flowers","tag-messages","tag-pneumonia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}