This is the Pope\u2019s first public appearance since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago, on Sunday, July 4.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He looked out from a balcony at the Gemelli Hospital, close to the room where he\u2019s been recovering.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS <\/strong> The Pope didn\u2019t need help walking. He appeared well and remained standing the entire time, though his voice sounded slightly weak at first.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS <\/strong> Pope Francis praised the Italian healthcare system, which is free for all citizens, and he asked that it remain that way.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS <\/strong> Some of the children who are patients at the hospital accompanied the Pope during the prayer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS <\/strong> Before returning to his room, he said he is praying for Haiti, whose president was killed a few days ago. Pope Francis also said that the Church is praying especially for those who work at sea, far from home and their families.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n He also asked to care for the oceans, specifically not to pollute them with plastic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 11, 2021. Pope Francis asks for universal access to free healthcare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u-gBFfT5Fks","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bpapagemelliangeluseng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bpapagemelliangelusint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45090"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI thank all of you. I have felt your closeness and the support of your prayers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nAll of us, everybody, sooner or later need this \u201canointing\u201d of closeness and tenderness. And we can all give it to each other, with a visit, a phone call, a hand held out to someone in need.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nA free healthcare system that guarantees good service accessible to everyone.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nAnd let us pray for all the sick. I have some young friends here who are sick. Why do children suffer? Why do children suffer is a question that reaches the heart. Accompany them with prayer. And pray for all the sick.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n