EXPLAINER: What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have? - The Associated Press

8:39am PDT - July 5th, 2021    pope francis - Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Pope Francis has had surgery to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure. Doctors say the bowel problems that the 84-year-old pope was experiencing are very common in older people, although only abou…