Pope Francis eats breakfast, takes walk 2 days after surgery
The Vatican says Pope Francis has eaten breakfast, read the newspapers and taken a walk as he continues recovering from intestinal surgery
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Your support makes all the difference.Pope Francis ate breakfast Tuesday, read the newspapers and took a walk as he continued recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said, declaring his post-operative checks to be “good” and normal.
A statement from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said Francis had slept well during the night following the Sunday surgery.