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The Pope breaks his wrist in fall Pope breaks wrist after falling
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Pope Benedict XVI has suffered a small fracture to his wrist after falling while on holiday in northern Italy, the Vatican and hospital officials say. Pope Benedict XVI has fractured his right wrist after falling while on holiday in northern Italy, the Vatican and hospital officials say.
The Pope, 82, went for a check-up at a hospital in the alpine town of Aosta. The 82-year-old Pope went to hospital in the alpine town of Aosta after the accident early on Friday.
"It is nothing serious," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi was quoted as saying. He underwent an operation to reduce the fracture and a top regional official said the procedure went well.
Reports say the Pope walked into the hospital with an aide. Pope Benedict, elected pontiff in 2005, was formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. The Vatican said Pope Benedict fell during the night in his chalet and that the injury was not serious.
An official at the Aosta hospital where the Pope was taken told Italian news agency Ansa that checks were continuing, but that first results showed "a small fracture to the right wrist". In a statement, it said the pontiff celebrated Mass and ate breakfast before going to hospital.
The Pope's wrist was X-rayed, hospital officials and the Vatican said. The operation, performed under local anaesthetic, went well, the president of the Val d'Aosta region said in televised remarks quoted by AFP news agency.
The pontiff has been staying at a house in the village of Les Combes in the Valle d'Aosta region. It was a favourite vacation spot of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict, elected pontiff in 2005, was formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
He has been staying at a house in the village of Les Combes in the Valle d'Aosta region. It was a favourite vacation spot of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
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