pope Francis He was discharged this Friday and returned to the Vatican to continue his recovery, after undergoing surgery at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. abdominal hernia last June 7.

The Pope left the main door of the hospital at 8:00 am (01:00 am in Ecuador) in a wheelchair, and several dozen people, except for the media, were waiting for him.

The Pope, who smiled at them all, he was escorted to the car by the surgeon who operated on his abdominal hernia and also in July 2021 in the colon, Sergio Alfieri.

During these 9 days of hospitalization, the medical team that treated him confirmed that the Pope’s postoperative period went well.

This is the third time the Pope has been admitted to a Roman hospitalsince he was also hospitalized for three nights at the end of March due to “acute pneumonia” and underwent colon surgery in the same Roman hospital on July 4, 2021 and was discharged after 10 days, followed by a slow recovery.

This Thursday, the Pope thanked his staff at Gemelli for their attention and visited the department of pediatric oncology and pediatric neurosurgery, where hospitalized children who have conveyed their love to him in the past few days with numerous letters, drawings and messages wishing him a speedy recovery.

Alfieri said this at a press conference on Saturday the pope’s postoperative period was goodbut that he was advised to publicly celebrate the Angelus from the hospital to avoid efforts that would jeopardize the healing of the mesh placed on the abdominal wall.

He also emphasized that “The Pope did not have any kind of heart problem or had a heart attack” and explained that two months ago he had a small problem (pneumonia) “which any 86-year-old man can have, but he has practically no treatment, the only problem is his knee”.

The medical team advised him to stay in the hospital for a full recovery at least this week. but Francis decided to be released on Friday to continue his recovery at the Vatican.