Before leaving the hospital, the Pope gave a thumbs up to the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony.

Pope Francis has been discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of treatment following a battle with pneumonia.

Pope Francis made his first public appearance from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he was discharged after a five-weeks stay for life threatening pneumonia.

You’ve seen the play, now read the book.” The ad, plastered on taxis, was for the Broadway play The Book of Mormon.