The Vatican on Thursday released the first images of Pope Francis since his June 7 abdominal surgery, showing him in his wheelchair visiting the children's cancer ward in a sign he is getting ready to be discharged soon from the hospital.
Francis appeared in good health in the images, in which he is seen in the corridor of the pediatric oncology ward of Rome's Gemelli hospital, meeting with children, their parents and medical staff. In one photo, he is shown elsewhere speaking with a couple in a private room, the man in a wheelchair.
