Pope admitted to Gemelli: “He’s fine”. Best wishes from Draghi

The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, expresses affectionate wishes for a quick convalescence and speedy recovery to the Holy Father after the intervention. Pope Francis was operated on under general anesthesia at the Gemelli Polyclinic for a diverticular stenosis of the sigma and according to the first bulletin he “reacted well” to the operation. Read also The Pontiff arrived in the early afternoon yesterday with a very small following. The car left him at the main entrance of the Gemelli hospital. Already in the morning at the Policlinico a general mobilization could be seen to better organize the structure while awaiting the arrival of Francis. “Your Holiness, having landed in Paris for the state visit that I am about to begin in neighboring and friend France, I learned of your hospitalization at the Gemelli Polyclinic”, wrote the Head of State yesterday in a message sent to Pope Francis. “The affectionate thought of all Italians, of which I am the interpreter by joining my staff, accompanies Your Holiness in these hours, together with the most cordial wishes for a good convalescence and even better and speedy recovery”.