[HIGHLIGHTS] Pope Francis: Operation ended without complications, according to the Vatican

Pope Francis had surgery on his abdomen. The 86-year-old had been admitted to the Gemelli hospital because of a hernia.

The three-hour procedure has now ended, the Vatican announced in the early evening. The head of the Catholic Church has been struggling with health problems for some time. The operation went "without complications", according to the Vatican. More on SPIEGEL.de soon. Back to Mail Online home. Back To the page you came from. The Pope had a surgical procedure on his stomach.