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> ROME - Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he is being treated for bronchitis as his recovery proceeds in a "Normal" way, even had pizza for dinner and will be in St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass, the Vatican said.

> "Yesterday went well, with a normal clinical recovery,″ Bruni said."In the evening, Pope Francis had dinner, eating a pizza, together with all those who are assisting him in these days of the hospital stay," the spokesman said, including doctors, nurses, assistants and Vatican security personnel.

> The spokesman later added that, given the pope would return to the Vatican on Saturday, Francis was expected to be present in the square for Palm Sunday Mass. He didn't indicate whether Francis would deliver a homily during the ceremony, a particularly long service, or if someone else might read it for him.

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