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Pope Leo XIV has good second night at Rome's Gemelli hospital

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Pope Leo XIV had a restful second night at Gemelli Hospital in Rome and has begun walking around his room, according to the Holy See Press Office. On Thursday morning, the Press Office reported that the Pope got up and ate breakfast.

The Pope is recovering from a lung operation performed on Tuesday afternoon to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. During the procedure, doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. The surgery lasted approximately 90 minutes within a three-hour operating room session.

Medical staff, including Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora, head of Thoracic Surgery at Gemelli Hospital, reported that the Pope's postoperative recovery is progressing normally. Recent blood tests and a chest X-ray showed results within the expected range. The Pope has also undergone respiratory physiotherapy and resumed eating normally.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Pope concelebrated Mass in a specially prepared room on the hospital's 10th floor, according to Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni. The previously announced one-week hospitalization period remains unchanged.

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Pope Leo XIV has good second night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital

Earlier version, Friday 16 October

Pope Leo XIV has good second night at Gemelli Hospital

Earlier version, Thursday 15 October

Pope Leo XIV has good second night in Rome hospital

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 12:00 AM Vatican News Latviešu Jaunākās ziņas no Džemelli slimnīcas: pāvests jūtas labi
  2. Oct 15, 1:05 AM Vatican News हिन्दी जेमेली अस्पताल में संत पापा की दूसरी रात अच्छी रही
  3. Oct 15, 1:10 AM Catholic World News Pope has good 2nd night in hospital (Vatican News)
  4. Oct 15, 12:15 AM Magyar Kurír Magyar Nyugodtan telt Leó pápa második éjszakája a Gemelli-klinikán
  5. Oct 15, 2:05 AM LiCAS News Pope Leo has good second night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital
  6. Oct 15, 3:27 AM Knisja Maltija Malti Pope Leo has good second night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital
  7. Oct 15, 5:03 AM Diocese of São José dos Campos Português Papa passou bem a noite no Gemelli
  8. Oct 15, 2:11 AM Catholic New York Pope Leo Has Good Second Night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital
  9. Oct 15, 11:15 AM Diocese of Saginaw Pope Leo has good second night at Rome's Gemelli hospital
  10. Oct 15, 1:47 AM Stacja7 Polski Msza św., badania i fizjoterapia oddechowa. Są najnowsze informacje o stanie zdrowia papieża
  11. Oct 15, 12:12 AM Vatican News BE Леў XIV добра правёў другую ноч у шпіталі

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  4. Oct 22, 1:21 PM PT Chicago artist creates Marian icon for Pope Leo XIV, who will keep the image in his bedroom
  5. Oct 22, 1:17 PM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV is cancer-free
  6. Oct 22, 1:00 PM PT · 11 sources Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic schools to help young people
  7. Oct 22, 12:43 PM PT · 25 sources Pope Leo XIV meets American Jewish Committee
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  9. Oct 22, 12:11 PM PT · 3 sources Pope Leo XIV to visit Argentina
  10. Oct 22, 11:21 AM PT · 25 sources Pope Leo XIV invites youth to Seoul for World Youth Day 2027
  11. Oct 22, 10:39 AM PT · 3 sources Pope Leo XIV to hold private audience with Villanova, Notre Dame teams
  12. Oct 22, 10:13 AM PT · 5 sources Pope Leo XIV invites 2027 World Youth Day participants
  13. Oct 22, 9:05 AM PT Pope Leo XIV and the Pressure to Be Perfect: “Many Give Up Before Even Trying”
  14. Oct 22, 8:30 AM PT A Global Symphony of Prayer: 16 Readers Share Ways They Prayed for Pope Leo XIV
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  17. Oct 22, 8:01 AM PT · 7 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Leandro Machado Silvestre as bishop of Guajará-Mirim
  18. Oct 22, 8:01 AM PT · 21 sources Pope Leo XIV leads General Audience on October 21, 2026, emphasizing marriage and family
  19. Oct 22, 8:01 AM PT · 23 sources Pope Leo XIV receives participants in Holiness in History conference
  20. Oct 22, 7:28 AM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas presented to Dutch and Flemish bishops
  21. Oct 22, 6:18 AM PT · 61 sources Pope Leo XIV speaks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  22. Oct 22, 5:20 AM PT · 9 sources Pope Leo XIV backs Synod on Synodality
  23. Oct 22, 4:30 AM PT · 3 sources COMECE bishops send message of prayer and support to Pope Leo XIV
  24. Oct 22, 4:01 AM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV receives participants of Congress on Pastoral Care in Schools and Universities
  25. Oct 22, 3:55 AM PT · 25 sources Pope Leo XIV emphasizes protecting marriage at general audience

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