Pope Francis met Thursday with officials from the Vatican, the medical staff caring for him, and children in the hospital where he is staying.
made his first public appearance since undergoing abdominal surgery last week, visiting children in the hospital where he is staying.
The pontiff, who has continued to improve in health, visited Thursday with children in the Paediatric Oncology and Child Neurosurgery Ward of Gemelli Hospital, the facility in Rome where he has stayed during his recovery. He also met with medical staff and"The medical staff reports that Pope Francis rested well during the night. The clinical course is proceeding normally. The results of the blood tests within the normal range," said Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni.
Pope Francis meets with children in Gemelli Hospital's Paediatric Oncology and Child Neurosurgery Ward in his first public appearance since his abdominal surgery last week. Pope Francis requested an audience with the medical staff who have seen him through his latest ordeal. "This morning, as an expression of gratitude, the Pope received the entire operating team – consisting of the medical staff, nurses, social and health workers, and auxiliary staff – who coordinated and performed the operation on 7 June," Bruni said Thursday.
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