Pope Francis on Monday thanked the Rome hospital where he had a colon op two weeks ago saying he had felt at home there.
Francis wrote a letter to the head of the Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Carlo Fratta Pasini, saying "like in a family I touched with my hand a fraternal welcome and a cordial care, which made me feel at home".
The Gemelli Hospital is habitually used by popes.
Saint John Paul II had several operations there.
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