Pope Francis waves throughout his weekly normal viewers within the Paul VI corridor on the Vatican on October 14, 2020.Alberto Pizzoli | AFP | Gett
Pope Francis waves throughout his weekly normal viewers within the Paul VI corridor on the Vatican on October 14, 2020.
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Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Sunday for what the Vatican mentioned was scheduled surgical procedure for an irregular narrowing of the big gut of the 84-year-old Roman Catholic chief.
“This afternoon His Holiness Pope Francis went to the A. Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome the place he’ll endure a scheduled surgical procedure for a symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon,” mentioned Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See’s press workplace, in an announcement.
Stenosis is an irregular narrowing.
“The surgical procedure shall be carried out by Prof. Sergio Alfieri. On the finish of the surgical procedure a brand new medical bulletin shall be issued,” Bruni mentioned.
The Argentina-born Roman Catholic pontiff was elected as the primary pope from the Americas in February 2013. He succeeded German-born Benedict XVI, who retired due to advancing age.
The announcement that Francis was getting into the hospital got here simply hours after the pope made a public look earlier than crowds in St. Peter’s Sq..
Every week in the past, on the identical common look there, Francis had requested individuals for particular prayers for himself. Throughout that earlier occasion, he mentioned he plans to go to Hungary and Slovakia in September.
The Related Press contributed to this report.