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Pope Leo XIV discharged from Gemelli hospital four days after lung cancer surgery
The Vatican announced the 71-year-old pontiff left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday and will lead the traditional Sunday noon blessing in St. Peter's Square.
Why it matters
Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday (October 17), just four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer — earlier than the roughly week-long stay the Vatican had initially expected. His personal physician and surgeon declared him "fit for discharge," and the Vatican confirmed he will lead the traditional noon Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
Full report
On Tuesday (October 13), doctors removed the lower lobe of the 71-year-old pontiff's right lung to extract a suspected cancerous nodule; tissue analysis during the operation confirmed adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. His personal physician Luigi Carbone and surgeon Stefano Margaritora cleared him Saturday morning based on blood tests, a chest X-ray and a clinical assessment.
Leo had personally announced the surgery last Sunday (October 11), telling the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square that a routine check-up had found a nodule on his lung. On Friday the Vatican released the first images of him since the operation, showing him standing to celebrate Mass in a makeshift hospital chapel. During his stay he also phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a humanitarian truce for the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky.
Doctors said further tests are pending to determine the cancer's characteristics, whether it has spread and whether additional treatment is needed. The Vatican had cancelled all his audiences through October 20; preparations for his November 6–17 Latin America visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru are going ahead.
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