Pope Francis was in “good general condition” Thursday, alert and breathing on his own, following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the ...

Pope Francis is recovering well after undergoing abdominal surgery earlier this week, according to Vatican officials. The pontiff recently underwent a laparotomy and received abdominal wall plastic ...

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Pope Francis on Friday was discharged from the Rome hospital where he had abdominal surgery nine days earlier to repair a hernia and remove painful scarring, with his surgeon saying the pontiff is now ...

Pope Francis is sitting up and working from the hospital following a procedure to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the Vatican said Friday. Spokesman Matteo ...