The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Francis, 86, will receive intestinal surgery and will be put under general anesthesia.

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

After undergoing routine medical tests in Rome on Tuesday, the Pope, 86, was admitted to A. Gemelli University Hospital for a procedure to address “recurring, painful and worsening” symptoms caused by abdominal hernia, the Vatican said. The Pope will go under general anesthesia for the surgery.

Pope Francis was hospitalized after an urgent intestinal surgery, RadarOnline.com has learned. The 86-year-old underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. It was the latest health scare since Pope Francis had a portion of his colon removed two years ago.

One day after visiting Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for what was described by the Vatican as a planned checkup, Pope Francis will be admitted and is scheduled to undergo surgery for what has been described as an “incisional hernia.

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

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.