Pope Francis continues to evolve favorably after the operation

Pope Francis, 86, continues with favorable evolution after the abdomen operation he underwent on Wednesday to avoid an intestinal obstruction, since the Vatinaco reported that he began to walk little by little. Pope Francis was able to make some steps. He dedicated himself to working a few hours, interspersed with rest and prayer,” a note via Telegram from the Vatican said after specifying that the pontiff spent “well” on Sunday afternoon. This afternoon, the director of the Holy See Press Office Matteo Bruni had assured that “the medical body informs that the postoperative period of Pope Francis is regular.” The pontiff, who is recovering in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after an almost three-hour operation, recited the Sunday Angelus privately today, on medical advice, instead of in front of the faithful in St. Peter’s Square, as usual. During the morning he followed Holy Mass live on television and received the Eucharist. Then he went to the little chapel of the private apartment, where he gathered in prayer for the Angelus prayer,” Bruni explained in that direction. In addition, Francis “then had lunch with those who assist him in these days of hospitalization in the private department: doctors, health assistants, nurses, auxiliaries and personnel of the Gendarmerie Corps,” the statement said. The Eucharist calls us to the primacy of God and to love for our brothers and sisters. This Bread is par excellence the Sacrament of love. It is Christ who offers himself for us and asks us to do the same, so that our life becomes bread that feeds our brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis posted on his Twitter account on Sunday. Yesterday, the Vatican had reported that Francis maintains the favorable evolution “between rest and work”, with the idea that he can remain hospitalized all this week until resuming his audiences on Sunday 18.

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