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Pope Francis to Remain Hospitalized After Surgery, Vatican Spokesman Says

Vatican MediaPope Francis is shown above attending a prayer meeting for peace in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio on Oct. 20, 2020. He underwent surgery yesterday, July 4.

The Holy Father is in ‘good general condition, alert and breathing on his own,’ following the three-hour procedure to relieve a rare diverticulitis complication, Matteo Bruni said Monday.