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ROME — Pope Francis drank liquids, received the Eucharist and even made a brief phone call Thursday on his first full day recovering from a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and ...

Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery The Vatican said there were no complications in the three-hour surgery. The pope will be hospitalized for ...

Pope Francis awoke Thursday after a good first night in the hospital following a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia.