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Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Sunday after more than five weeks of recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.

A weak and frail Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican from the hospital after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

Francis was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis worsened. He later developed a life-threatening case of pneumonia.

Over 12 years, Francis has sought to normalize the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp while still wielding the awesome power of the papacy.

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe at night.

The photo showed the pope wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel.

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalization.

The Vatican said Francis had a quiet night at the hospital with the 12th anniversary of his election as pope coming up on Thursday.

Doctors declare Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger as a result of pneumonia, but keep him hospitalized.

Pope Francis has issued a message thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.

Doctors reported in a Vatican statement on Saturday that Francis has remained stable with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood.

Pope Francis shared an audio recording on Thursday thanking the public for their prayers while he has been hospitalized.

Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

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Pope Francis remains in stable condition with a guarded prognosis, meaning he is not out of danger.

The Vatican said that Pope Francis no longer needed to wear the mechanical ventilation mask that covers his nose and mouth to pump oxygen into his lungs.

Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said.

The 88-year-old continued to receive high flow supplemental oxygen on Sunday after Friday’s coughing episode, which sparked fears of a new infection.

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