'Still alive,' Pope Francis jokes as he leaves a Rome hospital 9 days after surgery Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Andrew Medichini/AP ROME — Pope Francis was discharged Friday from the Rome hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery to repair a hernia and remove scarring from previous operations, with his surgeon saying the pontiff was "better than before" …
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of abdominal …
