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HISTORICAL FACTS: Pope to undergo hernia operation - Caught on Camera

Pope Francis leaves in the popemobile at the end of his weekly public audience on Wednesday morning at St Peter’s square in The Vatican. He was scheduled to undergo sugery for an abdominal hernia later the same day. (Photo: AFP)



ROME: Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for “several days”, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

The 86-year-old pope, who underwent colon surgery for diverticulitis in 2021, is suffering from a hernia that is “causing recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement.

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