Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after an 11-day hospitalization for colon surgery. The Holy Father had been hospitalized on July 4 and underwent an operation to relieve severe stricture of the colon caused by colon pouches, specifically diverticulitis.
Before his discharge, Pope Francis spent time with other patients in the Pediatric Oncology department on the 10th floor of the hospital, meeting with many young cancer patients.
The pope's hospital stay took place in the wing reserved specially for papal medical emergencies, and he made use of the same suite where St. John Paul II stayed for treatment during his pontificate.
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