Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and returned to the Vatican four days after the removal of the lower lobe of his right lung affected by cancer. His doctors confirmed there were no complications and announced his first public appearance on Sunday for the weekly prayer, according to TimesLIVE.
Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican, four days after surgery for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff walked unaided to his car and greeted people outside the hospital, TimesLIVE reports.
Leo XIV also stopped to speak to Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian being treated in Italy for cancer. He then greeted the crowd from the open window of his vehicle before returning to the Vatican, without speaking on his arrival.
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