Pope Francis "is in good, overall condition, alert and breathing spontaneously," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Monday. The pope underwent what the Vatican said was a prescheduled surgery Sunday to resolve a narrowing in his large intestine. The operation lasted about three hours, Bruni said, and the pope is expected to remain in Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic for about seven days, barring complications. The hospital has had a special suite reserved for popes since Pope John Paul II's tenure.
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