Pope visits children’s cancer ward a week after abdominal surgery

Francis appeared in good health in the images, in which he is seen in the corridor of the paediatric oncology ward of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, meeting children, their parents and medical staff

Pope Francis visits the paediatric oncology ward of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome (Vatican Media via AP/PA)

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis since his abdominal surgery, showing him in his wheelchair visiting a children’s cancer ward.

It was seen as a sign he is getting ready to be discharged soon from the hospital.