Pope Francis salutes the crowd as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)Two weeks after surgery that removed a portion of his colon, Pope Francis has resumed his weekly appearances from a Vatican window to bless the faithful in St Peter’s Square. Expand Close Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he leaves after delivering the Angelus noon prayer (Alessandra Tarantino/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he leaves after delivering the Angelus noon prayer (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)While not mentioning his own ongoing convalescence, Francis in his remarks stressed the value of taking a break. Except for the Angelus noon appointment on Sundays, the pontiff has no other public appearances scheduled for the rest of July. Even before his surgery was announced, the Vatican had said that his weekly general audiences on Wednesdays would not take place during July. Hours before heading to the hospital for surgery, Francis announced that he would visit Hungary and Slovakia in mid-September.

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2021 11:54 UTC