Pope Francis pictured before he went to hospital (Gregorio Borgia/AP)Pope Francis is walking, working and has celebrated mass at a Rome hospital where he also will deliver his Sunday weekly blessing while recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said. It said his treatment and recovery at Gemelli Polyclinic were proceeding as planned. He is expected to stay at Gemelli, which has a special suite reserved for popes, through the week, assuming there are no complications. During one stay in 1996, John Paul quipped that after so many visits, Gemelli had become the “Vatican No. The Argentine pope has enjoyed relatively robust health, though he lost the upper part of one lung in his youth because of an infection.

Source: Irish Independent July 09, 2021 10:41 UTC