Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital Sunday, doctors say

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his physicians said.

(Erin Schaff | The New York Times) Pope Francis arrives for a working session at the G7 Summit in Savelletri, Italy, on June 14, 2024. Pope Francis' condition has improved enough that he will be discharged from a hospital in Rome on Sunday, and sent to recover in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said on Saturday March 22, 2025.

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital Sunday, doctors say

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his physicians said.

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