2023-06-16 11:25:44
Pope Francis left the Gemelli Hospital in Rome just before 9 am on the 16th. Before returning to Santa Marta’s House in the Vatican, he went to the Basilica of Our Lady to thank the Virgin for the smooth and successful operation.
(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis left the Gemelli Hospital in Rome at 8:45 am on June 16. Earlier, he greeted patients, doctors, nurses, passers-by, journalists and photographers gathered in front of the hospital gate. The pope was hospitalized on June 7, undergoing a laparotomy and repair of the abdominal wall and insertion of prostheses.
After the Pope left the hospital in a white car, he did not immediately return to Santa Marta House, but went to the Basilica of Notre Dame, which became a symbol of the Pope’s devotion to the Virgin. The Pope arrived at around 9:30, before the statue of Our Lady of the Rescue of the Roman People, just like before and after every international pastoral journey, he stayed for a while, prayed silently, and thanked the Virgin for the smooth and successful operation. As the pope entered and exited the Basilica of Notre Dame, he greeted the faithful and tourists who had already been waiting there.
Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, informed that when the pope returned to the Vatican from the Basilica of Notre Dame, he stopped there to greet the security guards and thank them for their service. At around 10 o’clock, the Pope stopped briefly at the Sisters of the Holy Child of Mary to greet the nuns attending the congregation. The director of the press office of the Holy See said in another announcement that in addition to the public audience on Wednesday, June 21, “the Angelus prayers on Sunday and the audiences in the next few days have been confirmed”, canceling this public audience The activity is to ensure the Pope’s recovery after surgery.
On 15 June, before being discharged from the hospital, the Pope thanked the medical team at Jemeli Hospital for their care and dedication.
The Holy See Press Room informed that on the morning of the 15th, the Pope greeted the senior management of Jemeli Hospital, and also visited the children and their families in the Children’s Oncology Department, and thanked the medical staff who took care of them. His visit this time is also to thank the sick children for their concern. These sick children gave the Pope a letter wishing him a speedy recovery on the 9th, as well as paintings and a sculpture that read “Always with you”. The Pope presented each child with a string of rosary beads and a book titled “The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, Judea”, which tells the story of the birth of Jesus to children.
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