In a wheelchair, he made his first public appearance from the balcony of Rome Hospital Agostino Gemeli, which has been hospitalized on February 14th.
The Pope is later to be discharged today and return to the Hostel of St. Martha, where he lives along with other Catholic clergy as announced by the Holy See. His planned recovery will take two months.
“Thank you all. I also see a lady with yellow flowers, thumbs up, “he said, blessing the faithful who cheered on him.
‘To silence arms in Gaza’
In his written message that was distributed this morning to the press, Pontiff, among other things, calls for “and find the necessary courage to resume the dialogue so that all hostages can be released and to achieve a definitive ceasefire”.
Speaking about his hospitalization, he said: “During this long period of my stay in the hospital, I had the opportunity to experience the experience of the Lord’s patience, which I saw also reflected in the tireless care of doctors and nursing staff, as well as in the hopes and kindness of the relatives.”
“This patience full of confidence, based on God’s endless love, is really essential in our lives,” he continued. “Especially to deal with the most difficult and painful situations,” he concluded.
