The press service of the press of the Holy See reports.
“This afternoon, His Holiness Pope Francis went to the A. Gemelli polyclinic in Rome, where he will have a planned operation due to symptomatic stenosis of the colon,” the official statement said.
The 84-year-old pontiff will be operated on by Professor Sergio Alfieri.
Later, the Vatican will report on the results of the surgery.
In May, Pope Francis called on the global community to temporarily relinquish intellectual property rights over coronavirus vaccines to ensure equal access to drugs.