A brief video clip of the 86-year-old pontiff posted to Twitter by the official Vatican News service showed a tired-but-smiling Francis in a wheelchair speaking with reporters as he left the facility.
“The pope is well. He’s better than before,” Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the hospital’s digestive surgery unit and leader ofDespite the smiles, the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics is expected to again miss public prayer on Sunday. The Vatican has said his public audiences are canceled through June 18.met with patients in the Pediatric Oncology and Children’s Neurosurgery ward at the hospital. He gave each of the children a rosary and a book, the news agency said.
Earlier, the pope met with and thanked the operating team on the June 7 procedure. He also met with several officials of Catholic University and the
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pope Francis orders ex-aide of Pope Benedict to leave VaticanPope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary and long-time aide of the late Pope Benedict, to return to his native Germany by the end of the month without any new assignment, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Read more »
Pope visits children's cancer ward in sign he may soon be discharged from hospitalThe Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis since his June 7 abdominal surgery. The photos show Francis in his wheelchair visiting the children’s cancer ward in a sign he is getting ready to be discharged soon from the hospital. Francis appeared in good health in the images, in which he is seen in the corridor of the pediatric oncology ward of Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said on Wednesday that Francis is expected to be released from Gemelli “in the coming days.” When he was hospitalized in 2021, Francis paid a visit to the children’s cancer ward the day before he returned to the Vatican.
Read more »
Vatican: Pope Francis to be released soon from hospitalPope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days,” as he recovers well and without complications from abdominal surgery last week, the Vatican said Wednesday.
Read more »
Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis recovering from surgeryThe Vatican press office released photos on Thursday of Pope Francis recovering after undergoing surgery last week.
Read more »
Pope Francis meets young cancer patients at hospital before his expected discharge after abdominal surgeryPope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
Read more »