After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering.

The King and Queen have postponed their state visit to the Vatican, after doctors said the Pope needed to rest following a recent illness. The visit to the Vatican was postponed by "mutual agreement", according to a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

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