Pope Leo Back on His Feet After Shock Cancer Diagnosis - Regional Media News
Doctors said the 71-year-old pontiff is recovering normally after surgery removed the cancerous lower lobe of his right lung.
- On Tuesday, doctors removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo's right lung in a 90-minute operation completed without complications, the Vatican said.
- As the ultimate authority for 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo has no deputy to assume his duties when incapacitated; the Vatican confirmed he will remain hospitalized for about a week.
- During an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, senior cardinals and Catholics offered prayers for the Pope's healing while Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle led the service.
- While the Vatican press office insisted "nothing has changed" regarding the November tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori warned Wednesday that recovery time could force schedule changes.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent prayers for the Pope, an American born in Chicago, while no immediate response came from President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance.
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Pope Leo back on his feet
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo's recovery from surgery is progressing as expected and he has begun walking in his hospital room and eating normally, the Vatican said Wednesday, after doctors announced the 71-year-old pontiff was being treated for lung cancer.
Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno Pope Leo XIV performed his “customary activities” on Thursday and the post-operative controls showed good results, reported a spokesman in an update on his state of health. This Thursday morning, the pontiff underwent “routine checks,” according to doctors who attended him, the
An X-ray confirms the “good recovery” of the lung from which a cancerous tumor was removed
Pope Leo back on his feet after shock cancer diagnosis - Regional Media News
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's recovery from surgery is progressing as expected and he has begun walking in his hospital room and eating normally, the Vatican said on Wednesday, after doctors announced the 71-year-old pontiff was being treated for [...]
The Quotidiano del Sud Pope Leo XIV, the new bulletin: "Radiography in the chest shows good recovery of the lung" (Adnkronos) "This morning the Holy Father carried out the routine checks that were found in the norm. The X-ray of the chest showed the good recovery of the lung operated. He carried out daily activities autonomously. The physiotherapy session involved complete motor activities. Overall the post-operative course proceeds regularly. T…
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