Pope Francis, “wisely' following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to heal after abdominal surgery.
Pope Francis attends his Wednesday General Audience at St. Peters Square on June 07, 2023 in Rome, Italy.
Advice by his doctors and the pope's trusted Vatican nurse to forgo the Sunday appearance is aimed at achieving "the least strain on the abdominal wall in order to allow the implanted mesh and the muscle fascia repaired to heal optimally,'' Alfieri said. His cardiac and respiratory status was also fine, Alfieri said in his first medical briefing on the pontiff's condition since the one he gave Wednesday shortly after the pope came round from the anesthetic.
While praying privately, Francis will unite "spiritually, with affection and gratitude, to the faithful who want to accompany him, wherever they are" in prayer, Bruni said in a separate, written statement. When the surgery was announced, the Vatican said the pope was expected to be hospitalized for several days. Alfieri said by opting to spend more of his convalescence in the hospital instead of leaving after a handful of days, the pope can return "to his work with more strength and safety."
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