Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday after doctors discharged him from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and part of his right lung.
The 71-year-old pope left the hospital on foot, smiling, waving and greeting doctors, hospital officials and well-wishers before travelling to the Vatican in a black SUV. He also briefly spoke with a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor who had come to wish him well.
Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora said blood tests, a chest X-ray and an assessment of the pope’s condition showed he was “fit for discharge.” The Vatican had earlier said he spent a tranquil night in the hospital and that his recovery was progressing normally. Further test results were expected to help determine his course of treatment.
Before leaving, Leo celebrated Mass in the hospital room where he had been recovering since Tuesday. The Vatican said he planned to deliver the Angelus prayer on Sunday from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Leo has resumed some official duties but cancelled audiences through October 20. A planned November 6-17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remained uncertain.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported condition attached to the planned South America trip. - "A planned November 6-17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remained uncertain pending medical advice.": The sources say the trip was uncertain and that Vatican watchers expected Leo to follow his doctors’ recommendations, but they do not report as fact that the trip was formally pending medical advice.
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Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday after doctors discharged him from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and part of his right lung.
The 71-year-old pope left the hospital on foot, smiling, waving and greeting doctors, hospital officials and well-wishers before travelling to the Vatican in a black SUV. He also briefly spoke with a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor who had come to wish him well.
Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora said blood tests, a chest X-ray and an assessment of the pope’s condition showed he was “fit for discharge.” The Vatican had earlier said he spent a tranquil night in the hospital and that his recovery was progressing normally. Further test results were expected to help determine his course of treatment.
Before leaving, Leo celebrated Mass in the hospital room where he had been recovering since Tuesday. The Vatican said he planned to deliver the Angelus prayer on Sunday from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Leo has resumed some official duties but cancelled audiences through October 20. A planned November 6-17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remained uncertain pending medical advice.uncertain.
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