Pope Leo XIV Shows Improvement After Lung Cancer Surgery, Plans Sunday Appearance
- Pope Leo XIV is showing "continued improvement" following lung cancer surgery and doctors expect his discharge next Tuesday. The 71-year-old pontiff presided over Mass on Friday in the Gemelli hospital chapel, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni announced.
- Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope's right lung on October 13 after tests confirmed adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Physicians Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora reported his recovery allows independent daily activity.
- Leo will deliver his traditional noontime prayer from the hospital this Sunday, while receiving get-well notes from pediatric cancer patients at Gemelli. Seven-year-old Angelo wrote, "My mother and I pray for you every night. Get well soon."
- Cardinal Pietro Parolin stated the pope will adjust his pontificate based on medical guidance, cautioning "we can't make any type of predictions." The Vatican confirmed the pope's November trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru remains on schedule.
- Doctors currently await additional tests to determine whether the cancer has spread and whether further treatment is needed. These results will guide the pope's recovery timeline following his anticipated discharge from Gemelli hospital.
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Pope Leo XIV shows a "constant improvement" after the operation in which he was removed from the lower lobe of the right lung by an adenocarcinoma. On his fourth day of hospitalization in Rome, he can now carry out his daily activities with autonomy and the Vatican disseminated the first images of the pontiff after the intervention. His first public appearance since his admission is scheduled for this Sunday, during the prayer of the Angelus.
Pope Leo XIV will say the Angelus and give the traditional blessing on Sunday as usual, a high point in the Catholic week, the Vatican press office said Friday without saying where it would take place or what the format would be. (ANSA)
By Barbie Nadeau Latza, CNN The Vatican reports that Pope Leo XIV will pray the traditional Angelus this Sunday, while his recovery continues after lung surgery.This will be the first public appearance of Leo XIV since he was removed from a lung earlier this week, after a cancerous tumor was detected.The pontiff has been recovering in a hospital in Rome.In the last Vatican update, the press office reported that the pope underwent blood tests and…
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