Pope Francis underwent a successful, three-hour operation on his abdomen, the Vatican said Wednesday, after renewed fears over the 86-year-old’s fragile health.

The pope underwent "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says. The pope had complained of abdominal pain on Tuesday.

Pope Francis's abdominal hernia surgery went off "without complications" and he will stay in the hospital for a few days, the Vatican announced Wednesday evening.

Pope Francis has left Rome's Gemelli hospital following a check-up.

Pope Francis underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. The Vatican said there

Pope Francis was undergoing surgery in a Rome hospital for the second time in less than two years on Wednesday, this time to repair a hernia most likely caused by scars from an operation in 2021.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has been admitted to a Rome hospital for abdominal surgery after developing a hernia linked to a 2021 operation