Summary
Pope Leo XIV will leave the hospital in Rome after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. He is expected to return to the Vatican and will lead a prayer from his apartment window on Sunday.Key Facts
- Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
- He was treated at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital.
- Doctors said he is well enough to leave the hospital.
- The surgery lasted about 90 minutes and went without complications.
- Pope Leo XIV resumed some work just days after the operation.
- He will recite the Angelus prayer from the Vatican on Sunday.
- The tumor was lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
- His hospital stay was expected to last about a week before discharge.
