Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery
Summary
Pope Leo left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital four days after surgery for lung cancer and returned to the Vatican, RTÉ reports; Sky News says the Vatican announced his discharge. Al Jazeera reports that doctors say he can resume normal activities with full independence and that he is due to appear publicly on Sunday; the BBC says he will give the Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter’s Square. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that he walked out unaided and that his medical team has not disclosed the tumour’s size or whether it has spread to nearby lymph nodes; The New York Times reports that he was treated for lung cancer at Gemelli Hospital. This follows reports that he was walking and eating after surgery to remove a cancerous lung tumour and that doctors described his recovery as normal.
Timeline
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that doctors say Pope Leo can carry out normal activities with full independence and that his planned Sunday appearance will be his first since cancer surgery.
Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that the Vatican said Pope Leo had left hospital, four days after lung cancer surgery.
RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports that Pope Leo has left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, four days after surgery for lung cancer, and returned to the Vatican.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that the pontiff will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter’s Square on Sunday.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Source ↗The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Pope Leo walked out of hospital unaided and that his medical team has not disclosed the tumour’s size or whether it has spread to nearby lymph nodes.
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that Pope Leo left hospital days after lung cancer surgery and had been treated for lung cancer at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Comments
No comments yet.
to like and comment.