Joyful faithful describes emotional reunion with Pope Francis

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Every morning during Pope Francis' five-week hospitalization, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria Mancuso arrived at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital chapel carrying yellow flowers, hoping the pope would soon recover.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Every morning during Pope Francis' five-week hospitalisation, 79-year-old Carmela Vittoria

00:09Mancuso arrived at Rome's Gemelli Hospital chapel carrying yellow flowers, hoping the

00:15Pope would soon recover.

00:19On Sunday, her prayers were answered as 88-year-old Francis made his first public appearance from

00:25the hospital balcony and immediately recognised her gesture.

00:55Throughout the Pope's treatment for a severe

01:23respiratory infection, his most serious health crisis in 12 years, Mancuso maintained a rigorous

01:30routine, attending daily Mass at the hospital chapel each morning before travelling by train

01:36each evening to join Rosary prayers at St Peter's Square.

01:41Mancuso first met the Pope in 2017 and has regularly offered him yellow roses symbolic

01:48of the Vatican flag, reflecting widespread affection for Francis amid ongoing concern

01:54over his health.

01:57Doctors have advised Francis two more months of rest at the Vatican.

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