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Pope Francis was released from Gemelli Hospital on Friday, June 18 morning following his abdominal surgery on June 7, and has returned to the Vatican.
In a brief statement Thursday, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, informed the press that Pope Francis would be released from the hospital this morning.The Pope, responding to some journalists' questions about how he is, said"I am still alive," and expressed his sorrow for the tragic deaths of migrants in Greece.
Prior to returning to the Vatican through the Perugino Gate, the Holy Father made a private visit to the religious sisters of the Maria Santissima Bambina Institute, near the Vatican, who are in Rome for their General Chapter. Pope Francis has Apostolic Journeys to Portugal, from 2 to 6 August, for the occasion of World Youth Day, and Mongolia, from 31 August to 4 September, on his agenda.Thursday morning, Pope Francis made a return visit to the hospital's children's cancer ward, which he had visited during his last stay in the hospital before Holy Week for bronchitis.
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