The health conditions of two of Italy’s most prominent octogenarians have in recent years often kept the country in suspense.

The Vatican said Pope Francis, 86, would be put under general anesthesia and would be hospitalized for several days.

The 86-year-old pope, who was last hospitalized in April, is expected to remain in the hospital for several days while he recovers.

Pope Francis hospitalized for surgery on his intestine to address “recurring, painful and worsening” symptoms caused by abdominal hernia.

Pope Francis was again admitted to a Roman hospital Wednesday, this time for another abdominal operation, the Vatican announced. The 86-year-old pontiff was scheduled Wednesday afternoon to undergo a “laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery” at the A.

Pope Francis, 86, will undergo abdominal surgery to repair a hernia likely caused by a previous operation, the Vatican announced Wednesday.

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN.