Pope Francis sent a message after his operation: “I am moved by the warm greetings received”

Pope Francis posted a message today after undergoing surgery last Sunday. “I am moved by the many messages of love received these days. I thank you all for your closeness and your prayers“, He said Pontiff on his Twitter account in what is his first public appearance after the operation for a “severe diverticular stenosis”. The brief post on his English profile came hours after some international media speculated about his health and just minutes after the Holy See spokesperson reported on “satisfactory development“Of your health.

The recovery of dad Francisco colon surgery in a hospital in Rome leftovers “regular and satisfactory“, had reported a few minutes before Vatican. The pope’s spokesperson Matteo Bruni noted in a statement that the 84-year-old Pontiff was eating regularly and no longer receiving intravenous medication.

Burnished assured that the final results of a biopsy of the excised part of the colon confirmed that the pontiff suffered from “severe diverticular stenosis“, which is a narrowing of the colon. The Vatican spokesman said the Dad He was touched by the many messages of wishes and prayers he had received since being admitted to hospital on Sunday.

Francois he was admitted to hospital twins from the Italian capital, where a “planned surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon», Specified the Vatican a few days ago. The surgery was decided to reduce problems caused by diverticula, which are small hernias in the wall of the colon, a problem that often increases with age.

the Dad He arrived unexpectedly at around 3 (local time, 13 GMT) on Sunday by car, without an escort, accompanied by his driver and a close collaborator. According to medical sources, he must remain hospitalized for about five days for his convalescence in a room on the tenth floor of the hospital., the same where John Paul II was interned several times after the 1981 attack and because of his many health problems.

The 10th floor windows were closed overnight, according to the many photographers and videographers set up outside the hospital. The Vatican for its part did not state the length of his stay at Gemelli.

“I am not afraid of death”

Born in Argentina On December 17, 1936, Jorge Bergoglio had the upper lobe of his right lung removed when he was only 21 due to pleurisy. He also suffers from hip and sciatica problems.. Last Sunday at noon, he celebrated the traditional Angelus Sunday prayer from the window of the Vatican for the faithful who were in Saint Peter’s Square under a blazing sun.

He appeared to be in good physical shape and enthusiastically announced a state visit to Slovakia between September 12 and 15., his second trip abroad in 2021 after the one in Iraq in March.

“i am not afraid of death», He relied on a book of interviews produced by an Argentinian journalist in 2019. After the pulmonary operation, Francois He confessed that he never felt restricted in his activities or tired.

In recent years, however, he has canceled some apparitions, and at times he is noticed to be walking with difficulty.

(With information from Reuters and AFP) .-

MORE ON THIS TOPIC: