vatican The first photos of the pope since undergoing abdominal surgery on June 7 were released on Thursday, in which francisco appears on the chair Being in a wheelchair while visiting the children’s cancer ward heralded his imminent discharge.

pope He appears to be in good condition in the photo, which shows him in the hallway of the oncology department at the University General Hospital Agostino Gemelli in Rome, where he met children, their parents and medical staff. In another snap, he appears talking to a couple in a private room in another area.

holy thirst Francisco is expected to be released from the hospital “in the next few days,” he said Wednesday. When he was hospitalized at the same center in 2021, the pope visited the same ward the day before returning to the Vatican.

Francis, 86, enter kimmele 7 June Repair of abdominal wall hernia and removal of intestinal scar tissue causing intestinal obstruction.two years ago They removed 33 cm Colon due to narrowing of the bowel. He underwent at least two other abdominal surgeries while in Argentina.

this spring he was hospitalized for three days Because of bronchitis, he went to the oncology ward before being discharged from the hospital.

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