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The pope after hernia surgery woke up and was already joking

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Pope Francis is said to be awake and cheerful after a three-hour hernia operation. The Argentine pontiff had been admitted earlier in the day to the Gemelli hospital in Rome. The pope, who underwent colon surgery in 2021, was suffering from a hernia. All papal audiences have been cancelled until June 18 to give the pontiff time to recover.

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Malay Mail

Pope awake and joking after hernia operation

ROME, June 8 — Pope Francis was said to be awake and cheerful Wednesday after undergoing a three-hour hernia operation which has revived concerns over the 86-year-old’s increasingly fragile health. The Argentine pontiff had been admitted earlier in the day to the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is expected to stay for several days. “The Holy Father reacted well both to the surgery and the anaesthesia. He is already awake... he has already cra…

4 months ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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The Citizen

Pope awake and joking after abdominal surgery

Pope Francis was said to be awake and cheerful Wednesday after undergoing a three-hour hernia operation which has revived concerns over the 86-year-old’s increasingly fragile health. The Argentine pontiff had been admitted earlier in the day to the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is expected to stay for several days. “The Holy Father reacted well both to the surgery and the anaesthesia. He is already awake… he has already cracked a joke,” the…

4 months ago·South Africa

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lrytas.lt

The pope after hernia surgery woke up and was already joking

On Thursday, the Vatican reported that 86-year-old Pope Francis felt fine after three hours of hernia surgery on his first night at the hospital.

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citizen.digital

Pope awake and joking after hernia operation

The Argentine pontiff had been admitted earlier in the day to the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he is expected to stay for several days.

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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija

The pope after hernia surgery woke up and was already joking

Pope Francis said to be alert and cheerful on Wednesday after three hours of hernia surgery that has revived anxiety over the increasingly debilitating health of the 86-year-old pontiff.

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La Prensa Latina Media

Surgeon: Pope is awake, joking after hernia operation

Rome, Jun 7 (EFE).- Pope Francis is “fine, awake and aware” after surgery on Wednesday to repair an abdominal hernia at Rome’s Gemelli Hosital, according to what the surgeon who performed the operation, Sergio Alfieri, said at a press conference. “The first thing is that the pontiff is fine, I think that’s the news we were all hoping for. He’s fine, awake, aware and has already made a joke 10 minutes ago,” said the physician at a press conferenc…

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