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Pope Leo XIV Returns for Angelus After Lung Cancer Surgery, Says He Will Resume Duties Gradually
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Pope Leo XIV appeared at Angelus from Apostolic Palace window after lung cancer surgery. He said he will gradually resume duties, with possible November trip to Latin America.
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Angelus After Lung Surgery
Pope Leo XIV reappeared this Sunday, October 18, in the praying of the Angelus from the window of his apartments at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican after being discharged from hospital following surgery this past Tuesday for a cancerous tumor in the lung.
Stefano Margaritora, the surgeon who operated on him and who heads the Thoracic Surgery unit at Gemelli, said the pope is in clinical conditions “absolutely satisfactory,” and Margaritora told Vatican media that “I would say there are no clinical reasons why that trip cannot be undertaken.”
Pope Leo XIV told the faithful that “once this delicate stage is overcome I will gradually resume my activities, always with the help of God and your prayers,” and he thanked the support he received for his operation and recovery from a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
The pope began the Angelus prayer at noon after being greeted with an ovation by thousands of faithful filling St. Peter’s Square, and the cannon shot from the Janiculum Hill marked noon before he appeared at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace.
Recovery, Tests, and Next Steps
Doctors confirmed that the surgery removed the entire lower lobe of the right lung after studies showed the pope had an adenocarcinoma, and the Vatican said the diagnosis after surgery was that the pope had an adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. The Vatican did not confirm whether additional options like chemotherapy, a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, or targeted treatments would be indicated, while the Vatican said histological results and molecular studies would be decisive in defining the next medical steps.
Stefano Margaritora told Vatican media that the pope may even face the apostolic visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru scheduled from November 6 to 17, and Margaritora said “I would say there are no clinical reasons why that trip cannot be carried out.” The pope also told the faithful that “this experience” allowed him to feel “especially close to those who suffer from illnesses and disabilities,” and he concluded with “Thanks to you all and have a good Sunday!”
Schedule and Public Appearances
Pope Leo XIV told the faithful he would resume his activities “gradually,” and he appeared again from the window of the Apostolic Palace after returning this Saturday following discharge from the hospital after surgery for a cancerous tumor in the lung.
The pope’s first public words after the operation included “I want to thank all those who in these days have prayed for me,” and he expressed “my special gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and all the staff of the Gemelli Polyclinic.”
The Holy See had not yet confirmed the pope’s attendance at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square that was expected to take place this Wednesday, and the pope was scheduled next week, on October 27, to travel to Assisi to participate in an interreligious meeting in memory of the one John Paul II held there exactly 40 years ago.
The pope’s public schedule also included a tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17, and the surgeon said there were no clinical reasons preventing the trip while doctors estimated a recovery in about ten days.