Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Friday morning after he is discharged from the Gemelli Policlinic hospital, making his usual detour to pray before the Icon of the Blessed Mother at Santa Maria Maggiore, and paying a private visit to greet some nuns.
The Pope, responding to some journalists’ questions about how he is, said “I am still alive,” and expressed his sorrow for the tragic deaths of migrants in Greece.The Pope’s surgeon, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, said the Pope is well, even better than before.