Pope Francis will remain in Rome's
Gemelli hospital "'probably for the whole of next week" after
undergoing abdominal surgery on Wednesday to fix a hernia caused
by a 2021 operation, surgeon Sergio Alfieri said on Saturday.
"We have asked the Pope to spend part of his convalescence in
hospital," Alfieri told reporters.
"It is a decision made out of prudence and in order to
facilitate recovery, but everything is going well.
"We gave the pope medical advice and he made the decision".
The doctor, who also performed colon surgery on Francis two
years ago, said that, while the Argentine pontiff's medical
parameters are "regular", he should make only "minimal efforts".
As a result he said Francis had been asked not to give his
regular Sunday Angelus address to the faithful from the window
of his hospital room.
Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said the pope would
recite the Angelus prayer "in private" in his hospital room,
adding that "those who wish to join him spiritually in prayer
will be able to do so"
While the pope's engagements up to June 18 have been suspended,
Bruni said that those after that date are confirmed for the time
being.
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