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Jun 08, 2023
Rome [Italy], June 8: Pope Francis has had an abdominal operation that went off without any complications, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The operation on the 86-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church lasted three hours and was completed "without complications," it said.The statement came after the pope was admitted to hospital in order to undergo an urgent operation to repair a hernia in his abdominal area.
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