Pope Francis “spent the day resting” following his abdominal surgery to fix a hernia caused by a 2021 operation Wednesday and his “hemodynamic and respiratory parameters are stable”, the Vatican press office said on Thursday.
The Pope has had surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital for a "painful and worsening" hernia that formed over a previous scar, presumably from his 2021 colon surgery. (Photo: ANSA)
The Pope has had surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital for a "painful and worsening" hernia that formed over a previous scar, presumably from his 2021 colon surgery. (Photo: ANSA)
“The post-operative course appears to be regular,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said, adding that the Pope had followed a water diet.
Bruni said in the afternoon the Pope had “received the Eucharist” for the fest of Corpus Christi.
Francis also made a brief telephone call to the mother of a child he had baptised during a brief spell in Rome’s Gemelli hospital at the end of March to thank her for well wishes sent by the family, Bruni added.
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