To the Vatican and Catholic faithful, who had been worried about Francis’s survival after 38 days of medical ups and downs. “Today I feel a great joy,” said Dr. Rossella Russomando,
A Salerno physician who visited Gemelli on Sunday but did not treat Francis. “It is the demonstration that all our prayers, all the rosary prayers from all over the world, brought this grace.”
Pope is glad to return home. As they do throughout the year, pilgrims gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica on Vatican Sunday to take part in the 2025 Holy Year.
As Francis’ hospital welcome was being carried live on large TV screens in the area, they poured into St. Peter’s area and made their way through the Holy Door in groups.
At the Domus Santa Marta, the Vatican hotel next to the basilica, where Francis resides in a two-room suite on the second floor, no special accommodations have been made.
