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Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery Associated Press
Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon.
Francis, 84, stopped at St. Mary Major Basilica to give thanks for the success of the operation and pray for others before returning home, the Vatican said. The pope always visits the basilica after a foreign trip to pray at a beloved icon of the Virgin Mary.
Francis rode in the passenger seat of the Ford sedan, which left Rome s Gemelli Polyclinic around 10:45 a.m. (0845 GMT; 4:45 a.m. EDT).
Pope Francis returns to Vatican after operation
By AFP - Jul 15,2021 - Last updated at Jul 15,2021
A photo taken by the Vatican Media on Tuesday shows Pope Francis visiting the Pediatric Oncology Department, located on the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome (AFP photo)
ROME Pope Francis on Wednesday left the Rome hospital where the head of the world s 1.2 billion Catholics had undergone an operation on his colon on July 4.
The 84-year old was whisked away from the Gemelli University Hospital in a car with tinted windows and was later spotted returning to his home within the Vatican s walls.
.Pope Francis prays in front of the Marian icon Salus Populi Romani at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome July 14, 2021. The pope visited the basilica after his release from Rome s Gemelli hospital following his recovery from colon surgery. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) .Pope Francis greets police officers before entering the Vatican after being discharged from Rome s Gemelli hospital following his recovery from colon surgery in this screengrab taken from a video July 14, 2021. (CNS photo/Cristiano Corvino, Reuters TV screengrab) .Pope Francis greets police officers before entering the Vatican after being discharged from Rome s Gemelli hospital following his recovery from colon surgery in this screengrab taken from a video July 14, 2021. (CNS photo/Cristiano Corvino, Reuters TV screengrab)