Pope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
Summary
Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after surgery to remove part of his right lung for a cancerous nodule. Fox News and Axios report that blood tests and a chest X-ray showed he was fit for discharge; The Hindu says the surgery confirmed adenocarcinoma, while Al Jazeera describes the operation as successful. The Times of Israel reports he is due to give the traditional noon blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, and NPR says he is scheduled to travel to Latin America in November. This follows reports that he was recovering well and had resumed work from hospital.
Timeline
Channel NewsAsia
Source ↗Channel NewsAsia reports that the Holy See said Pope Leo would leave hospital and return to the Vatican on Oct. 17, after part of his right lung was removed for a cancerous tumour on Oct. 13.
Channel NewsAsia
Source ↗Channel NewsAsia reports that part of the pope’s right lung was removed on Oct. 13 because of a cancerous tumour.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that Pope Leo XIV left hospital after recovering at Rome’s Gemelli hospital since undergoing a lung operation on Tuesday.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that Leo left Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon, walked unaided to his car and spoke with well-wishers before returning to the Vatican.
NBC News
Source ↗NBC News reports that Pope Leo XIV was discharged on Saturday after surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from his right lung.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Pope Leo XIV was released from hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after surgery to remove part of his right lung.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that the Vatican said Pope Leo would be released on Oct. 17 and that surgery on the lower lobe of his right lung confirmed adenocarcinoma.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports that Leo was recovering well and would deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Fox News
Source ↗Fox News reports that blood tests and a chest X-ray at Gemelli Hospital confirmed Pope Leo was well enough to return to the Vatican after surgery.
Axios
Source ↗Axios reports that Pope Leo was discharged after blood tests and a chest X-ray, and that the Vatican had not said whether he needed further treatment.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that Pope Leo was discharged after doctors deemed him fit to leave following an operation to remove a cancerous lung tumour.
CBS News
Source ↗CBS News reports that Pope Leo was discharged on Saturday, four days after part of his right lung was removed, and had received a lung cancer diagnosis earlier in the week.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that Pope Leo left hospital in Rome four days after lung cancer surgery.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that Leo’s doctors said he was well enough to return home after leaving hospital in Rome.
ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports that Pope Leo returned to the Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery, leaving Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
ABC News (Australia)
Source ↗ABC News (Australia) reports that Pope Leo returned to the Vatican from hospital following lung cancer surgery four days earlier.
NPR
Source ↗NPR reports that Pope Leo left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after surgery removed the lower lobe of his right lung, and that he is scheduled to travel to Latin America in November.
PBS NewsHour
Source ↗PBS NewsHour reports that the Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay and canceled the pope’s audiences through Tuesday, while experts said patients could be discharged earlier depending on recovery.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Pope Leo left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after successful lung cancer surgery.
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