Pope Francis temporarily ran a fever while in hospital after his operation, but a chest and abdomen scan and other tests revealed no particular abnormalities, the Vatican said Thursday. xThe 84-year-old pontiff has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Sunday, when he underwent planned surgery for an inflammation of the colon. “In the evening he temporarily ran a temperature. xHe later said tests had confirmed the pope was suffering from “a severe diverticular stenosis with signs of sclerosing diverticulitis”. The late pope underwent surgery there a number of times, including after an attempt on his life in 1981, and for a tumour in the colon in 1992.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2021 11:15 UTC