Religion
Pope Francis set to undergo intestinal surgery
The Vatican said the 86-year-old would be put under general anaesthesia and would be in hospital for several days
Pope Francis has gone to hospital for surgery on his intestine. The procedure comes two years after he had 13 inches of his colon removed because of an inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.
The Vatican said Francis, 86, would be put under general anaesthesia and would be in hospital for several days.
The pope was undergoing what the Vatican said was a “laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis” to treat a ...
