Overview
- Pope León XIV was discharged and returned to the Vatican on Saturday after a four-day stay at Rome’s Gemelli hospital following surgery to remove a lung nodule.
- Surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung during a video‑assisted operation on Tuesday and pathology of the excised tissue confirmed an adenocarcinoma.
- Vatican and hospital bulletins said blood tests and a chest X‑ray showed steady improvement, he resumed eating, walking and respiratory physiotherapy, and official images show him celebrating Mass at Gemelli.
- Medical staff cleared him to leave after morning evaluations and the Vatican says he will lead the Angelus publicly on Sunday while awaiting further test results.
- Doctors are still awaiting molecular and detailed histology results on the tumor and lymph nodes to stage the cancer and decide on any adjuvant therapy, a decision that will also determine whether the November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru can go ahead.