Pope Francis to be discharged on Sunday

Pope Francis will be discharged from the Hospital on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

The Catholic Pontiff has spent more than a month being treated for double pneumonia.

This revelation was made on Saturday, March 22, 2025, by Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the pontiff.

While speaking with reporters at a news conference at Gemeli, Alfieri said,

“The Holy Father will be discharged from tomorrow in stable clinical condition with a prescription to partially continue drug therapy and a convalescence and rest period of at least two months,”

“Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home,” he added.

According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, Pope Francis will also make his first public appearance on Sunday at the hospital’s balcony.

He will then make his way back to the Casa Santa Marta, his residence since the 2013 conclave.

Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14, has recovered from double pneumonia.

However, he not recovered from all of the infections he has been suffering from.

This report is according to Dr. Luigi Carbone, the Vice-Director of the Vatican’s healthcare service.

He added that the pope’s voice is improving but he still needs time to recover.

Carbone further stated that the 88-year-old Catholic pontiff will continue the therapy and physiotherapy after he has been discharged.

The Vatican press disclosed that Francis will offer a blessing and greeting to well-wishers at the end of Sunday’s Angelus prayer.

Francis usually leads the prayer and offers a reflection each week, but has not done so for the past five Sundays.

The pope’s hospitalization has been his longest stay in Gemelli since his election 12 years ago.

While he has not been seen in weeks, his presence has been felt with the Vatican releasing a short audio message from the pope.

The Vatican also released a photo last weekend showing him praying at that hospital’s chapel.

According to the Vatican and the team taking care of the pontiff, the Pope faced two life-threatening since his admission to the hospital mid-February.

Carbone told reporters at the hospital news conference on Saturday that pope Francis is in good spirits.

He added that the Pope has been asking to be discharged for the last few days.

News of his discharge comes after the Vatican said this week that the Pope’s condition appeared to be improving.

The Vatican also added that his pneumonia is considered under control.

Last week, the pope approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church.

With it, he sent a strong signal that he intends to remain in the post despite his lengthy stint in hospital.

Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church.

This includes ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of non-clergy members in governance and decision making.

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