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

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis arrives home at Vatican after 5-week hospital stay to beat life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

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