The Vatican says doctors will decide on the 86-year-old pontiff's discharge from hospital.
Pope Francis was last seen in public at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square on WednesdayHis return to his Vatican residence at Santa Marta depended on the results of final tests carried out on Friday morning, it added.He was later diagnosed as having bronchitis, although the Vatican said he had responded well to antibiotics.
According to a statement, the 86-year-old Pope dined on pizza alongside medical staff on Thursday evening and after breakfast on Friday morning read some newspapers and resumed work., with events and services scheduled throughout Easter week. The Vatican has revealed the presence of the Pope is now expected in St Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass this weekend.
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