Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia. He made his first public appearance since Feb. 14 when he greeted a cheering crowd from a Gemelli Hospital balcony before being discharged.

Pope Francis greets cheering crowd from hospital balcony

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia. He made his first public appearance since Feb. 14 when he greeted a cheering crowd from a Gemelli Hospital balcony before being discharged.