Pope John Paul II leaves hospital
{{date|March 13, 2005}}
[[Image:John Paul II Medal of Freedom 2004.jpg|thumb|right|Pope John Paul II]]

[[w:Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]] has returned to the [[w:Vatican|Vatican]] after spending two weeks in [[w:Rome|Rome's]] Gemelli Hospital. The 84 year old [[w:pontiff|pontiff]] had been in hospital recovering from throat surgery after having experienced breathing difficulties brought on by [[w:flu|flu]].

When he arrived back in the Vatican, he addressed a large group of Pilgrims from his tenth floor room. Despite sounding quite hoarse, he managed to speak a few words &ndash; first in [[w:Polish|Polish]] then in [[w:Italian|Italian]] &ndash; to the audience below.

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4344923.stm| title= Pope returns to Vatican after op | author= |pub=BBC News Online|date=March 13, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0313/pope.html| title=Pope John Paul discharged from hospital | author= |pub=RTE News|date=March 13, 2005}}

{{publish}}
{{archive}}

[[Category:Culture and entertainment]]
[[Category:Italy]]
[[Category:The Vatican]]
[[Category:Pope John Paul II]]
[[Category:Rome]]
[[Category:Influenza]]

[[es:Juan Pablo II dado de alta]]
[[pl:Papież w Watykanie]]
[[pt:Papa João Paulo II deixa o hospital]]
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II has returned to the Vatican after spending two weeks in Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The 84 year old pontiff had been in hospital recovering from throat surgery after having experienced breathing difficulties brought on by flu.

When he arrived back in the Vatican, he addressed a large group of Pilgrims from his tenth floor room. Despite sounding quite hoarse, he managed to speak a few words – first in Polish then in Italian – to the audience below.

es:Juan Pablo II dado de alta
pl:Papież w Watykanie
Papa João Paulo II deixa o hospital
Culture and entertainment Italy The Vatican Pope John Paul II Rome Influenza