Pope Francis on Tuesday had breakfast, read the newspaper and got up to walk, the Vatican said. This comes two days after the 84-year-old pontiff underwent surgery for an inflamed large colon.

“His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night,” Pope’s spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Tuesday.

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“This morning he had breakfast, he read some newspapers and got up to walk,” he said, adding that the results from routine check-ups “are good”.

The Argentine pontiff underwent surgery on Sunday for what the Vatican described as symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon. It is a potentially painful inflammation of pockets that form in the colon.

Bruni had said on Monday that Francis was “in good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously.” He added that the pope would stay in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for around seven days unless there were complications.

According to the news agency, Francis is in the same suite on the 10th floor of the Gemelli hospital used by Pope John Paul II. 

John, whose papacy ended in 2005 was succeeded by Benedict XVI, who in turn was succeeded by Francis.

The late pope underwent surgery at the Gemelli hospital three times, including after an attempt on his life in 1981, and for a tumour in the colon in 1992.

He was there so often that he dubbed it “Vatican 3”. 

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“3” means third in line after the tiny city-state and the papal summer palace at Castel Gandolfo outside Rome.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis has put his Wednesday general audience on hold for the summer and has no other official appointments in his calendar until Sunday, when he is due to lead the Angelus prayer.

If he remains in hospital till Sunday, he could follow John Paul II’s example and lead the prayers from his hospital window.