Two of Italy’s most powerful octogenarians, Pope Francis and Silvio Berlusconi, whose health conditions have in recent years kept the country in suspense, were both in the hospital Friday.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has had a second good night in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall. The Holy See press office said early Friday that further medical updates were expected later in the day.

Pope Francis is sitting up and working from the hospital following a procedure to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the Vatican said.

Pope Francis is resting comfortably after a three-hour surgery on his abdominal wall where he did not face complications, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was re-admitted to hospital in Milan for a scheduled medical checkup on Friday, just weeks after being discharged following a long stay.

MILAN: Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised at San Raffaele hospital in Milan, four sources told Reuters today. One of the sources said Berlusconi had been hospitalised for medical checks.