Two days after his discharge 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!”
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!”
He began the window appearance by saying the human and spiritual closeness he felt while hospitalized for abdominal surgery gave him “great comfort” “This human and spiritual closeness for me was a great help and comfort,'' Francis told some 15,000 people in the square. ”Thanks to all, thanks to you, thanks from the heart."
While his mood seemed uplifted to see the crowd below, including flag-waving nuns and tourists in sun hats on the hot, humid day, Francis turned somber as he noted that Tuesday marks World Refugee Day, an occasion promoted by the United Nations. "I renew my prayer for all those who lost their life, and I implore that, always, everything possible is done to prevent similar tragedies,'' the pontiff said. said as many as 750 were aboard, leaving the possibilities that hundreds perished. Greek rescuers recovered 78 bodies. Questions persist whether the Greek coast guard could have intervened in time to prevent the capsizing.
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