The Pope, hospitalized for an operation due to risk of intestinal obstruction

2023-06-07T08:50:30.393Z

Highlights: Pope Francis will be admitted today to the Gemelli hospital in Rome to undergo an operation due to the risk of intestinal obstruction. The 86-year-old pontiff will undergo emergency surgery under general anesthesia this afternoon. The operation is "necessary" because of the worsening of the pope's symptoms, according to his medical team, the Vatican says. The pope will have to be hospitalized for several days and possibly for years after the operation, it adds. The Vatican says the pontiff is expected to make a full recovery.

Pope Francis will be admitted today to the Gemelli hospital in Rome to undergo an operation due to the risk of intestinal obstruction and will have to be hospitalized for several years.