Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Friday in a statement.
He will participate in a Palm Sunday Mass service in St Peter’s Square, Bruni added on Friday.
Bruni had earlier revealed that Francis was given antibiotics to treat infectious bronchitis during his stay in hospital. The pontiff – who as a young man suffered from severe pneumonia and had part of a lung removed – has had a recent history of medical issues.
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