Pope leaves hospital 'better than before' after operation ​

Pope Francis left hospital on Friday after undergoing a hernia operation and returned to the Vatican, where his health will be under increasing scrutiny ahead of a busy summer.

Doctors said he was cheerful on waking after last week's operation, cracking jokes with the medical team, and the hospital published regular updates detailing his steady recovery.But Francis was quick to start working again from his suite in Rome's Gemelli hospital, which is the favoured choice of pontiffs to the point of being dubbed "Vatican III" by John Paul II.

It also said his audiences for the following days were "confirmed" -- apart from the lengthy weekly general audience on Wednesday 21, which has been cancelled.

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