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Pope Returns Home from Hospital

Pope John Paul II returns home after spending 10 days at Rome's Gemelli hospital for severe breathing problems. Michele Norris talks to John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter about the latest news from the Vatican. Allen says the Pope seemed alert and in good condition.

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