Rome, June 7, (dpa/GNA) – The abdominal operation on Pope Francis has been completed, the Holy See says.
The operation on the 86-year-old lasted three hours, and was completed “without complications,” it says.
The statement comes after the pope was admitted to hospital, in order to undergo an urgent operation to repair a hernia in his abdominal area.
He was expected to be hospitalized for several days following the procedure.
GNA