38 days of silence. Prayer, fear, uncertainty. Some feared the worst. But today, Pope Francis returned — with a smile. He’s back at Casa Santa Marta. Tired, yes, but fully present.

At noon, a crowd gathered to greet him, receive his blessing. He smiled, made jokes, and thanked the woman who never misses an Angelus.

“I’m alive,” he kept telling the doctors. Now they agree: the polymicrobial infection has cleared.

On the way home, his car stopped unexpectedly at Santa Maria.A pause. A prayer. A quiet moment of faith.He suffered — but chose to stay close. He came back for the people.

And the people feel it.

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