Pope Francis improving, in armchair, reading - Vatican

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 9 - Pope Francis was on Friday reported to be recovering well, starting to use an armchair and reading newspapers after undergoing abdominal surgery to fix a hernia caused by a 2021 operation on Wednesday.
    In a statement, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said "the medical team reports that the clinical picture is progressively improving and the post-operative course is regular".
    "After breakfast, His Holiness began to mobilise, spending most of the morning in an armchair. This allowed him to read the newspapers and start work again," Bruni added.
    Earlier the Vatican press office said the 86-year-old pontiff had spent a second quiet night in the papal apartment on the 10th floor of Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he is expected to spend several days.
    As a precautionary measure, all of his audiences have been suspended until 18 June. (ANSA).