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Pope discharged four days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital and plans to resume public duties within days, though his fitness for travel remains unclear.
In brief
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital and plans to resume public duties within days, though his fitness for travel remains unclear. Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung and plans to give the Angelus blessing on Sunday. Originally reported by…
Pope leaves hospital after surgery
Pope Leo XIV, seventy-one, was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. He walked unaided to his car and spoke to well-wishers.
Surgery removed lower lobe of right lung
The operation on Tuesday lasted ninety minutes and included removal of the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung. Blood tests and chest X-ray showed steady improvement, his doctors said.
“steady improvement”
Pope to resume public duties Sunday
The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing to a crowd in St Peter's Square on Sunday. His schedule has been cleared completely until October twentieth.
Fitness for Latin America trip unclear
Those close to the Pope said he was keen not to delay a trip to Latin America planned for early November, including a visit to Peru.
What to remember
Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung and plans to give the Angelus blessing on Sunday.
