Before leaving the hospital, Pope Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the ...

the Holy Father was discharged from the hospital and taken to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, where he delivered flowers to place before the icon of the Virgin Salus Populi Romani. Afterward ...

The unexpected detour the Pope made on his way home from hospital - Francis was meant to go straight back to the Vatican, but ...

Francis' motorcade from Gemelli hospital overshot the Vatican initially and took a detour across town to stop at St. Mary Major basilica, where the pope's favorite icon of the Madonna is located ...