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Traditional sunday prayer in st. peters scare. you see it there. delia gallagher is live outside of the hospital in rome where hes being treated. you could describe this procedure and how serious and how long is he expected to be in? >> reporter: well, jim, it is good news for the pope. hes in good condition, alert and responding and breathing on his own. the surgery took about three hours yesterday. they say it involved removing a lower portion of the lower left colon. the pope francis was suff...

Diverticulitis. todays operation began just hours after the 84-year-old pontiff led the sunday prayer at st. peters square. were told the surgery had been planned and cnns vatican correspondent delia gallagher joins us. how is pope francis doing? do we know? >> well, jim, we are still awaiting an update from the doctors. weve been told that well get that once the surgery is over. what we do know, jim is that the vatican made this sort of surprise announcement, surprise for us at least around 3:0...

Procedure. it is general anesthesia, a major abdominal surgery. theyre removing part of the colon where the problem is. so theres going to be considerable recovery here. and there is a danger based on age. but at the same time, the fact that this is an emergency, that its not an emergency, its planned, is a good thing. that definitely reduces the risk. its a significant recovery. how long is hard to say. in somebody who is older, its longer. thats what we would expect with any major surgery. >> ...

Especially when we walks up and down stairs, and hes had to cancel some events, and the other problem he had since he was 20 years old. he had a lung infection and had to have part of a lung removed, but certainly that hasnt stopped him for all these years. we havent had an update of the operation, if its going, or if its ended. the vatican haus promised to keep us updated. >> dr. torres, talk me through this, symptomatic diver particular stenosis of the colon. what does it mean exactly? >> his ...

Colon get infected, which can lead to intestinal blockage. thats probably what happened to the peep. the statement from the vatican was short and now when it comes to the vatican, we are used to cryptic messages, so you really need to read between the lines, or read the number of lines. theres only three lines, mean the vatican was trying to downplay the gravity of the situation. in fact they said this is essentially a standard surgery, but because the pope is 84, an 84-year-old man, the operati...

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Thats about 15% of the people require this surgery. what they do in those scenarios they take out that part of the colon thats inflamed. most people tolerate it well but it depends on the age of the patient and what the risk of the surgery is going to be. >> whats the typical recovery process like? >> right, i will say that in this case the pope is being taken to a medical center that actually has a history of providing care and a patient who has this type of surgery it depends on how invasive t...

Diverticulitis is the inflammation of the colon. important to note in this statement that this operation was scheduled. there wasnt a sense this was an emergency operation. there was no indication that the pope was unwell. clearly, experts say, this diverticulitis of the colon is something that does affect elderly people. it can sometimes be managed with antibiotics and diet, but sometimes needs surgery. hes here resting this evening. theres no word yet on how long the recovery will take. up n...

Philadelphia. schmear perfection. we have an update on that breaking news on pope francis. he was admitted to a hospital today for a scheduled surgery on his colon. according to a vatican spokesperson, nbc news correspondent mollie hunter joins us. mollie, can you tell us whats going on? >> reporter: hey, jonathan, good

Operation. but at this time there also have been no evacuations here from this area. everybody, while the sun is still out, sort of at a stand still as we await the press conference slated for an hour and a half from now. jonathan? >> all right, vaughn hillyard in surfside, florida. thank you very much. and we have even some more breaking news just in. pope francis has been admitted to a rome hospital for a scheduled surgery on his colon, according to a vatican spokesman. pope francis is 84 ye...