After five weeks of hospitalization and a dramatic fight for life, Pope Francis left the hospital and returned to the House of Saint Marta. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/0fa28e/620x0/1/0/2025/03/29/g4xkeibm93vanivxffa78xap9vuxjszj3f1vxfhl.jpg" alt = "Pope Francis, screen youtube @enews" styles = "background-color: rgba (169,158,159.1)" > < p > Although the Holy Father's health in recent months has aroused serious concerns, in the Vatican not M & oacute; on the end of the pontificate. On the contrary, & ndash; As Franciszek's immediate surroundings ensure, the Pope will not give up, although the & b office may change.

< p > for the last time Francis appeared publicly on March 23, waving to the faithful from the car after leaving the gemella polyclinic. Although he looked weakened, his symbolic rabbit and a quiet smile was full of hope. However, it is still unknown whether he will be able to chair the celebrations of the Holy Week and Easter, which are fast approaching.

< P >In the context of the deteriorating health of the Pope, in the media, speculations about possible abdication & ndash appeared in the media; The more so because part of the duties' Oacute; The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has already taken over the head of the Church, which the surname appears more and more often among < p > Parolin himself took the floor in this matter, which in an interview with the Ansa agency calmed the mood:

< p > & ndash; The Pope can still rule the Church. Maybe not as before, but you will have to find new ways & ndash; marked.

< p > The cardinal admitted that Franciszek is currently resting in his Vatican residence and & ndash; according to his knowledge & ndash; He doesn't accept anyone in the audience. He also added that this year & an untndened; It is for the pope to go to any subtra; Żeacute; that outside the Vatican.

< p > Franciszek struggled with bilateral pneumonia and respiratory complications. Even at the beginning of March, the doctors described his condition as a critical & ndash; M & oacute; it was that the next life of the Holy Father could decide “the next hours & rdquo;. Since then, his health has been gradually improving, but the pontificate has entered the new phase & ndash; more symbolic and based on delegation of tasks.

< p > Will the Pope decide to abdicate, like Benedict XVI ? everything indicates that not for now. Franciszek & ndash; Even in a weaker state & ndash; He still wants to perform his mission. The Vatican is already preparing for new forms of the Pope's presence: more spiritual, less physical, but still significant.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116