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Vatican Surgery of Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital, returns to Vatican

Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on the afternoon of Saturday, October 17, after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital. The Pope had been hospitalized for five days following a lung surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung due to an adenocarcinoma.

Before leaving, the Pope celebrated Mass in a room on the tenth floor of the hospital. He thanked Professor Stefano Margaritora, who performed the surgery, as well as the medical and nursing teams, the hospital directors, and Elena Beccalli, the rector of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.

Medical staff expect the results of the histological examination of the removed tumor mass early next week. The Pope is scheduled to lead the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Sunday, October 18.

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Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 17, 8:42 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Papež popoldne zapustil univerzitetno bolnišnico Agostino Gemelli in se vrnil v Vatikan
  2. Oct 17, 2:02 PM Diocese of Timişoara Română Papa Leon al XIV-lea s-a întors în Vatican. Duminică, ”Îngerul Domnului” din Palatul Apostolic
  3. Oct 17, 9:48 AM Toscana Oggi Italiano Leone XIV tornato in Vaticano. Domani Angelus
  4. Oct 18, 6:10 AM Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt Tiếng Việt ĐTC Lêô XIV xuất viện, trở về Vatican

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