Pope Francis
Discharged from clinic in Rome after bowel surgery
Before he was released, Pope Francis visited the hospital’s children’s cancer ward.
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A few days after an operation on the bowel, Pope Francis was released from the hospital.
Ten days after his bowel operation, Pope Francis (84) left the Gemelli Clinic in Rome. The confirmed Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni (44) according to a report by the news portal “Vatican News”.
After his release, the Pope visited an icon of Mary in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. There he thanked that the operation had gone well and also prayed for all sick people – especially for those patients with whom he had contact in the hospital. Pope Francis is said to have arrived at the Vatican around noon.
“Let’s not forget to pray for the sick”
On July 4th, Francis had undergone a scheduled operation for a disease of the colon. Shortly afterwards, Bruni confirmed that the Pope had reacted “well to the operation under general anesthesia”. A week after the operation, Francis had appeared in public again and prayed with the faithful from a balcony of the hospital. Before he was discharged, he also visited the clinic’s children’s cancer ward on Tuesday.
Pope Francis received numerous wishes for wellbeing during his stay in the hospital. The 84-year-old thanked him on Twitter now in a short statement: “I thank everyone for their closeness in prayer and for the affection that I was able to experience during my hospital stay. Let us not forget to pray for the sick and for all who stand by them.”