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He will return to the Vatican, but doctors said he will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation after leaving Rome&#8217;s Gemelli Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling double pneumonia in both lungs after he was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-being-hospitalized-for-bronchitis-and-testing-vatican-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">admitted to the hospital<\/a><\/span> on Feb. 14 after a bout of bronchitis that made it difficult for him to speak. He has remained out of public view since then.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Saturday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VaticanNews\/status\/1903388573723672876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vatican said<\/a>\u00a0that Francis will make his first public appearance in five weeks and &#8220;intends to wave and offer blessing&#8221; from the hospital after the Angelus prayers.<\/p>\n<p>The pope has missed the Angelus prayers for five straight weeks for the first time in his papacy. The Angelus prayers are normally recited by the pope every Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter&#8217;s Square to the gathered faithful.<\/p>\n<p>The current hospitalization is the longest of Francis&#8217; papacy. 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The message \u2013 which highlighted Francis&#8217; weak and labored voice \u2013 was played in St. Peter&#8217;s Square for the faithful gathered for a nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. The Vatican also <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-photo-mass-hospital\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released a photo of the pope<\/a><\/span> at prayer.<\/p>\n<p>During his hospital stay, the church celebrated the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-mass-1-month-hospital-12-years-pontiff\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">12th anniversary<\/a><\/span> of Francis&#8217; papacy with a Mass in his honor.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis has been adamant about sharing an unprecedented level of detail when it comes to his health, going against centuries of secrecy surrounding pontiffs&#8217; medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/lucia-suarez-sang\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Lucia Suarez Sang<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. 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