Pope Francis will undergo surgery today at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.r risk of intestinal obstruction The Vatican said he would have to be hospitalized for several days.

At the end of the general audience, the Pope going to the university hospital where in the morning he will undergo a laparotomy and plastic surgery of the abdominal wall with a prosthesis under general anesthesia,” the Holy See said in a statement.

The Vatican explained that “the operation, organized in recent days by the medical team assisting the Pope, has become necessary due to strangulated postoperative hernia which causes recurrent, painful and worsening subocclusive syndromes.”

86 year old pontiff “He’s been hospitalized for a few days. to ensure a normal postoperative course and full functional recovery,” added the Holy See.

The operation was deemed urgent following the results of a CT scan he underwent this Tuesday and comes after a colon intervention in July 2021.

In a recent interview with the US news agency AP Francisco reveals he’s suffering from diverticula againa problem that caused him to be operated on and have a small portion of his colon removed, but he was in good health.

Francis underwent surgery at this Rome hospital on July 4, 2021. discharged 10 days later followed by a slow recovery.