Pope Leo spent peaceful night in hospital after surgery, Vatican says
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV underwent successful surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The Vatican confirmed the 90-minute procedure showed no complications for the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics.
- Doctors diagnosed Pope Leo with lung adenocarcinoma after discovering a nodule at a very early stage during routine medical checks. The Vatican confirmed the diagnosis during the operation using a video-assisted technique to ensure radical removal of cancerous tissue.
- Following the procedure, the pope "woke up normally" and returned to his room on the hospital's 10th floor, according to Vatican reports. Dr. Luigi Carbone and Dr. Stefano Margaritora reported Wednesday that Leo is walking, eating regular meals, and has normal blood test results.
- All public audiences remain canceled until October 20 as Leo recuperates in the hospital. While the pope is scheduled to begin an 11-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on November 6, officials have not confirmed whether the visit will proceed.
- Coinciding with his hospitalization, the pope's brother Louis Prevost is battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells found in bone marrow. Elected in 2025 as the first U.S.-born pontiff, Leo's illness marks his first major health crisis since assuming leadership of the global Catholic Church.
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Pope Lev XIV continues his recovery from surgery and has served the Mass with other priests in the hospital chapel for the second day in a row.
Pope Leo XIV's lung has recovered well after surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and he resumed his activities from the hospital on Thursday, his doctors and the Vatican announced, the Associated Press reports.
Pope Leo 'recovering well and resuming work'
Pope Leo's recovery from surgery for lung cancer was going as planned and the 71-year-old pontiff has started to do a little work again, the Vatican said on Thursday. Leo has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in an operation on Tuesday afternoon. Routine check-ups on the pontiff yielded normal results and a chest X-ray showed a good recovery of his l…
Pope Leo XIV got out of bed and began practicing breathing exercises on the first 24 hours after surgery. This is only the beginning of his journey to recovery. What is rehabilitation like after the removal of part of his lung, what awaits the Pope in the coming days, and will he be able to return to full activity?
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