New statement on the state of health of Pope Francis

It has been reported that the spiritual leader of Catholics and president of the Vatican, Pope Francis, after the June 7 operation for the hernia developed by the cut in his abdomen, the recovery process went well and he will be discharged. from the hospital tomorrow.

Vatican press spokesman Matteo Bruni said in his written statement that the pope rested well during the night, his clinical course continued regularly and his blood tests were normal.

Bruni pointed out that the Pope’s discharge was approved by the medical team, which is closely monitoring his condition tomorrow morning.

The spiritual leader of Catholics had been operated for three hours at the Gemelli hospital in Rome on June 7, due to a hernia that developed as a result of an incision in his abdomen after a colon operation two years ago. With the operation, a prosthesis was placed in the abdominal wall of the 86-year-old Pope.

The Pope was also transferred to the Gemelli Hospital on March 29 of this year with the complaint of difficulty breathing. Pope Francis, who was treated here for a respiratory infection, was released on April 1.

Francis, who was elected the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, has also used a wheelchair for some time due to knee discomfort. (AA)