Pope's September trip schedule shows no post-surgery slowdown

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis greets people as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for the weekly general audience at the Vatican June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

(Reuters) - Pope Francis will deliver more than 10 addresses and visit five cities in four days during a September trip to Hungary and Slovakia - his first since major intestinal surgery - a schedule issued on Wednesday showed.

The schedule for the Sept. 12-15 trip is as gruelling as for past travels, indicating that he and his doctors are confident that he will be able to handle the load.