Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after he underwent surgery to repair an abdominal hernia
The 86-year-old pontiff left Rome's Gemelli hospital in a wheelchair, waving to reporters and well-wishers at the main entrance as he was taken to a waiting car.
Alfieri said the pope was well enough to travel. Francis travels to Portugal at the start of August and Mongolia at the end of that month.
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