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BREAKING: Pope Francis Has Returned to the Vatican
Stopped to Pray in Santa Maria Maggiore
It’s official: Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican.
This was confirmed in the Vatican’s statement communicated at 12:20 Rome time to journalists accredited to Holy See.
“In response to questions from journalists, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, has confirmed,” the statement began, “that the Holy Father was discharged from “A. Gemelli” Hospital shortly after 10:30 this morning.”
Before returning to the Vatican, the Vatican spokesman shared, the Pope went to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major where, before the icon of the Virgin Mary Salus populi romani, “he expressed his gratitude for the success of his surgery and offered a prayer for all the sick, especially those he had met during his stay in hospital.”
“Shortly before midday he returned to Casa Santa Marta.”
#Papst ist in Vatikan zurückgekehrt. pic.twitter.com/pyHuY3d7Oi
— Roland Juchem (@juchem_r) July 14, 2021
Pope Francis leaves Gemelli hospital pic.twitter.com/bJQwSmowwm
— eleanor biles (@ellybiles) July 14, 2021
Deborah Castellano Lubov
Deborah Castellano Lubov is Editorial Director & Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for EXAUDI (& Prior, for ZENIT); Author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/
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