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(Vatican City) — Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after being released from the hospital Sunday.
The 88-year-old pontiff made a brief public appearance for the first time in more than five weeks waving to a crowd from a balcony at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The Pope smiled and greeted the cheering crowds and said “Thank you all” before being taken back inside.
Minutes later, he could be seen waving from the back seat of a car as a convoy left the hospital for the short trip back to the Vatican.
