First Images Released of Pope Leo Celebrating Mass at Hospital After Cancer Surgery
Doctors said his condition is steadily improving, and Vatican officials are preparing for a Sunday Angelus appearance.
- On Friday, doctors reported that Pope Leo XIV shows "continued improvement" in his condition following lung cancer surgery earlier this week. The 71-year-old pontiff now carries out daily activities completely independently at the Gemelli Polyclinic.
- Surgeons removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung on Tuesday after doctors identified a suspected cancerous nodule. Tests confirmed adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, though physicians await results on whether the disease has spread.
- Presiding over Mass in a special hospital chapel on Friday, the pontiff distributed Communion to medical staff and Vatican personnel. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni noted the event, while pediatric oncology patients on the 10th floor sent get-well letters to Leo.
- The Vatican confirmed Pope Leo XIV will deliver his traditional noontime Angelus prayer on Sunday from the hospital. Vatican media personnel were observed laying cables at the Gemelli Polyclinic for a possible live broadcast of the event.
- Despite ongoing recovery, the Vatican published journalists accredited for Pope Leo XIV's November trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, suggested the pontificate itself might require adjustments depending on the diagnosis outcome.
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The Vatican has published on Friday 16 October the first photographs of Pope Leo XIV since his operation. He celebrated a mass in the hospital where he underwent a lung surgery. The sovereign pontiff suffers from a cancerous nodule. - The Vatican unveils the first pictures of Pope Leo XIV after his operation (International).
Three days after his cancer surgery, according to the Vatican, the Pope is on the way to recovery. Photos show how he is holding a mass at the clinic. There are also signs that Leo XIV is planning a trip soon.
Doctors say new tests confirm that the pope's general health is gradually improving.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he is recovering from lung surgery, the Vatican announced. The first photos of the Holy Father after the operation were released, foreign news agencies reported. Doctors said new tests confirmed that the Pope's general health was gradually improving.
Leo XIV continues his convalescence, three days after the surgical withdrawal of a cancerous nodule from the lung. He was able to celebrate a Mass Friday morning Pope Leo XIV celebrated a Mass on Friday at
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