Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery – UCA News

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. He stopped off on the way at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for a quick prayer to “express his gratitude for the success of his surgery”, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement

Pope Francis returns to Vatican after surgery – UCA News