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Francis returns to Vatican routine two days after abdominal surgery

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VATICAN CITY — Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he re

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  1. Pope Francis to be released from hospital ‘in the coming days' after abdominal surgery, the Vatican says

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Pope Francis back in Vatican after second hospitalization this year

    Headline from Crux ·

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    Francis returns to Vatican routine two days after abdominal surgery

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Pope Francis to be released from hospital ‘in the coming days' after abdominal surgery, the Vatican says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days,” as he recovers well and without complications from abdominal surgery last week, the Vatican said Wednesday.

  2. America Magazine

    Pope Francis will likely return to the Vatican later this week (opens America Magazine)

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    A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.

  3. CBS News

    Pope Francis meets young cancer patients at hospital before his expected discharge after abdominal surgery (opens CBS News)

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    Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Pope Francis discharged from hospital 9 days after abdominal surgery (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    His surgeon told reporters that Francis “is better than before” the surgery.

  5. Crux

    Pope Francis back in Vatican after second hospitalization this year (opens Crux)

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    Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital early Friday morning, nine days after being admitted for surgery on an abdominal hernia, marking his second hospitalization this year and his second surgery in two years.

  6. WFLA

    Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of ‘Long live the pope!’ (opens WFLA)

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    Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after…

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Pope Francis returns to the Vatican routine post-surgery (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    VATICAN CITY >> Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after surgery and thanking the crowd shouting “Long live the pope!”

  8. Voice of America

    Pope Francis, Post-Surgery, Back to Vatican Routine (opens Voice of America)

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    During his window appearance in St. Peter's Square, pontiff said human and spiritual closeness he felt while hospitalized for abdominal procedure gave him ‘great comfort’

  9. Voice of America

    Pope Francis, Back to Vatican Routine Post-Surgery (opens Voice of America)

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    Francis expressed gratitude for 'affection, attention and friendship' and the assurance of 'the support of prayer' during his hospitalization for June 7 abdominal surgery at a Rome hospital to repair a hernia and remove increasingly painful scarring around his intestines

  10. Politico

    Pope Francis returns to Vatican routine post-surgery (opens Politico)

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    He thanked the crowd shouting “Long live the pope!”

  11. WSVN Miami

    Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of ‘Long live the pope!’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St.

  12. The Columbian

    Francis returns to Vatican routine two days after abdominal surgery (opens The Columbian)

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    VATICAN CITY — Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he re

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