Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery - CathNews New Zealand

Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery

Monday, August 9th, 2021

Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery.

During the much-awaited appearance Wednesday he recalled the anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion and expressed the desire to someday visit Lebanon.

Francis walked unaided to the center of the stage of a Vatican auditorium, smiling as he gestured toward the visitors, before taking his seat in an upholstered chair and then addressing an audience of several hundred pilgrims and tourists, who wore masks as a precaution against COVID-19.

Near the end of an almost hour-long audience, Francis spoke of the Beirut explosion, recalling the “victims, their families, the injured, and all those who lost homes and work” in the blast.

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