Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery
pope-francis” target=”_blank”>Pope Francis< said a day after the pontiff underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half of his colon. Francis, 84, is expected to stay in Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic, which has a special suite reserved for popes, for about seven days, assuming no complications, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. The Vatican has given few…