Pope back to full-time work with call for Lebanon aid Issued on: Pope Francis returns to full-time work Alberto PIZZOLI AFP 1 min Vatican City (AFP) Pope Francis returned to work full-time on Wednesday following a colon operation, urging the international community to help a struggling Lebanon. The 84-year-old took time to bless children and pose for selfies in the Vatican at the weekly general audience one month to the day after the delicate operation, which saw him hospitalised for over a week. "Today I appeal to the international community to help Lebanon along the path to resurrection through concrete gestures, not just words," Francis said.