The midday bulletin, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, confirms that the Pope “reacted well” to the intervention, as they said last night, and he spent a quiet night. The fact that there were no updates this morning, they explained to Gemini, was a good sign.
“The surgery for diverticular stenosis carried out on the evening of July 4 involved a left hemicolectomy and lasted about 3 hours”, it is known. The Pope will stay at Gemelli for at least a week: “A hospitalization of about 7 days is expected unless there are complications.”
The Pope decided to undergo surgery at the beginning of July to have time to recover and recover in peace while it has no other official commitments: with the beginning of the month his holidays began, which Bergoglio usually does not spend in Castel Gandolfo or in the mountains but at home, in the hotel where he lives in the Vatican: for the whole month, as every year, the general Wednesday they were suspended and will resume on 4 August.
Only the Angelus are foreseen, but at this point next Sunday’s one could be recited by the Gemini, as Wojtyla already did. We will see. This morning the cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the CEI, sent a message to Francis: “We are waiting for you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to his word”.
In the text, the cardinal expresses «the closeness of our Churches, of our communities, of our faithful, with the wish for a good convalescence and speedy recovery ». And he adds: «In learning the news of her hospitalization, we prayed for her, entrusting her health to the Father. We entrust to the Lord the doctors and all the health personnel who, with passion and love, are taking care of you and of all patients and the sick. Also on this occasion he taught us how to deal with suffering. The gaze turned to commitments for the next few months (the trip to Hungary and Slovakia in September) and the usual smile from the window of the Apostolic Palace, with which he meets us every Sunday, are a great testimony. We must never give in to discouragement even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! ».
Pope Francis hospitalized for surgery: the latest news
July 5, 2021 (change July 5, 2021 | 14:23)
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