"The whole Italian people is with
you", President Sergio Mattarella told Pope Francis in a message
sent from Paris while the pontiff was undergoing abdominal
surgery in Rome Wednesday.
"Your Holiness, in view of your admission to the Policlinico
Gemelli, I would like to send you my best wishes for the
positive outcome of the operation you will undergo this
afternoon. The whole Italian people is close to you with
sentiments of affection and solidarity, which I make fully my
own. You can count at this moment, in addition to the prayers of
the Catholic faithful, on the sympathetic thoughts of countless
people, believers and non-believers alike," said the Italian
head of State in a message during his visit to Paris.
"I renew to Your Holiness the most sincere wish for a serene
convalescence, and for a speedy and complete recovery."
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