Overview
- Doctors judged the pope "idoneo alla dimissione" and he was discharged from Policlinico Agostino Gemelli on Saturday, returning to his apartment in the Vatican.
- Post‑operative blood tests and a chest X‑ray showed steady improvement, and he continued respiratory physiotherapy and mobility exercises while in hospital.
- During his stay he celebrated Mass in a chapel on the hospital's 10th floor, personally distributed Communion, signed episcopal appointments and telephoned President Putin to request a temporary pause for Oleshky.
- Vatican preparations for the November trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru continue and the list of journalists for the flight was published, but the journey is not confirmed and will depend on histology results and further respiratory checks such as CT scans and lung function tests.
- The Holy See released official post‑surgery photos even as manipulated images circulated online, and officials say no special medical equipment was installed in the papal apartment while clinicians await histology and follow‑up to set the pope's future schedule.