Pope Leo XIV to leave hospital four days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV, head of the Roman Catholic Church, will be discharged four days after lung cancer surgery. He is to return to the Vatican on Saturday and plans to address the faithful on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, is to be discharged from hospital four days after surgery for lung cancer. His personal physician and surgeon said in a separate statement that his condition allows him to leave.
Basis for the decision
Doctors made the decision after reviewing the results of blood tests and a chest X-ray carried out on Saturday morning, along with the pope's overall clinical condition.
What comes next
According to the announced schedule, Leo XIV will leave the hospital early on Saturday afternoon and return to the Vatican, the centre of the Catholic Church. At around midday on Sunday he plans to address the faithful and give the traditional blessing from the window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
The source gives no further details about the operation or any continuing treatment.
