The head of the Catholic Church prayed the Angelus in the chapel of the private apartment on the tenth floor of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he was admitted on Wednesday for surgery for an abdominal hernia.
On Saturday, doctors had advised the 86-year-old pope against publicly celebrating the Angelus prayer, even from the hospital, to avoid attempts that could jeopardize the healing of the mesh placed on the abdominal wall during the surgical procedure.
But according to the medical report released this Sunday, the pope still has no fever and has undergone respiratory physiotherapy. Before the Angelus prayer, Francis watched the Holy Mass on television and received the Eucharist. Lunch was served in the company of doctors, nurses, aides and members of the Vatican police.
The medical team advised the pope to stay in hospital for at least the next week so that his recovery goes smoothly.
The leader of the Catholic Church will be in Portugal between August 2 and August 6 to preside over World Youth Day.
Source: DN
