The Pope underwent colon surgery at the Gemelli Polyclinic, spokesman: "He reacted well"
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05 July 2021 "His Holiness Pope Francis is in good general condition, alert and spontaneously breathing" Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni announced. The surgery for diverticular stenosis to which the pontiff was subjected yesterday evening at the Gemelli Polyclinic "involved a left hemicolectomy and lasted about 3 hours", the spokesman said today. "A hospital stay of about 7 days is expected, barring complications".
First night of hospitalization, regular course
Quiet night for Pope Francis hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic, the first after the surgery he underwent last night, scheduled for a diverticular stenosis of the sigma, and to which the Pontiff "reacted well", according to the bulletin released late in the evening . Hospital sources informally report a regular post-operative course. The Pope, according to forecasts, should stay at Gemelli for at least five days.
Draghi: "Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pope Francis"
"The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, expresses affectionate wishes for a quick recovery and a speedy recovery to the Holy Father, after the surgery" which he underwent yesterday. This is what we read in a note from Palazzo Chigi.
Two Vatican nurses to assist him, in addition to the hospital staff
There are two Vatican nurses who have been assisting Pope Francis at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since yesterday afternoon. In addition to the medical and nursing staff of the Polyclinic, there are Massimiliano Strappetti, a health worker from the Vatican City, and another trusted nurse from the Vatican. At the Gemelli there is also a representation of the Vatican Gendarmerie and a security officer who supports the state police.
Last night the communication from the Vatican Press Office: "He reacted well"
"The Pope, who was hospitalized in the A. Gemelli Polyclinic in the afternoon, underwent scheduled surgery in the evening for diverticular stenosis of the sigma", declared the director of the Vatican Press Office Matteo Bruni, just before midnight. "The Holy Father reacted well to the intervention conducted under general anesthesia and performed by Prof. Sergio Alfieri, with the assistance of Prof. Luigi Sofo, Dr. Antonio Tortorelli and Dr. Roberta Menghi", he adds.
"The anesthesia was conducted by Prof. Massimo Antonelli, Prof. Liliana Sollazzi and by doctors Roberto De Cicco and Maurizio Soave. Prof. Giovanni Battista Doglietto and Prof. Roberto Bernabei were also present in the operating room" .
Pope Francis on the 10th floor of the Gemelli, like Wojtyla
For his stay at the Gemelli, Francesco was placed on the tenth floor of the university hospital, in the same premises that in the past have already hosted the papal shelters, such as those of John Paul II. Hospital sources confirm this to Ansa.
Mattarella: "Affectionate thought from all Italians"
"Your Holiness, who landed in Paris for the State Visit that I am about to begin in nearby and friend France, I learned of his hospitalization at the Gemelli Polyclinic. The affectionate thoughts of all Italians, of to whom I act as interpreter by joining my staff, accompanies Your Holiness in these hours, together with the most cordial wishes for a good convalescence and even better and speedy recovery ". The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella writes in a message to Pope Francis.
Numerous other messages have come from institutional and political exponents, from the President of the Senate, Casellati, to the President of the European Parliament, Sassoli.
The prayer and wishes of the CEI
"Most Holy Father, I express the closeness of our Churches, our communities, our faithful, with the wish for a good convalescence and speedy recovery". This is what Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the CEI, affirms in the message sent to Pope Francis after the surgery to which the Pontiff underwent yesterday. "In hearing the news of your admission to the Gemelli Polyclinic for surgery, we prayed for you, entrusting your health to the Father - underlines Card. Bassetti -. We let ourselves be guided by the words of the Psalm that we proclaimed in the Sunday liturgy: 'Our eyes are turned to the Lord' ". "We entrust to the Lord the doctors and all health personnel who, with passion and love,they are taking care of you and of all the patients and the sick ", continues the president of the CEI." Also on this occasion he taught us how to deal with suffering - he adds -. The gaze turned to the commitments of the coming 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 despair even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! "." We await you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to His word ", concludes Bassetti.Also on this occasion he taught us how to face suffering - he adds -. The gaze turned to the commitments of the coming 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 despair even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! "." We await you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to His word ", concludes Bassetti.Also on this occasion he taught us how to face suffering - he adds -. The gaze turned to the commitments of the coming 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 despair even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! "." We await you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to His word ", concludes Bassetti.they are a great testimony. We must never give in to despair even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! "." We await you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to His word ", concludes Bassetti.they are a great testimony. We must never give in to despair even in the hours of hardest fatigue. Thank you, Holy Father! "." We await you next Sunday, from the window of the Apostolic Palace, to pray the Angelus together and listen to His word ", concludes Bassetti.
Affection and prayer from the diocesan community of Rome
The diocesan community of Rome is close "to our Bishop Pope Francis" and expresses "all its affection and filial devotion to him in this moment of illness". "All the faithful holy people of God who are in Rome, together with the citizens and all men of good will, coexist with a sense of participation and closeness to the Holy Father, raise prayers and supplications to the Lord because with the help of his grace, sustain and console our beloved Bishop during his post-operative convalescence ", reads a statement from the Vicariate of Rome. "From the entire ecclesial community of Rome, together with the Cardinal Vicar Angelo De Donatis and the episcopal council, the parish priests, all the parish vicars and collaborators, the men and women religious, deacons and seminarians,from all his Roman community the most sincere wish for a speedy recovery! ", adds the note