Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital

Pope Leo XIV is set to be released from the hospital on Saturday afternoon after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, according to the Vatican. In a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora disclosed that the Pope had undergone blood tests and a chest X-ray the previous morning.

These tests confirmed that his medical condition was stable enough for him to leave the hospital. On Sunday, Pope Leo will participate in his first public gathering since his admission to Gemelli Hospital, leading prayers from his residence in Vatican City to an audience in St. Peter’s Square. The press office had previously shared photographs of the Pope conducting a private Mass on the 10th floor of the hospital, which was attended by the hospital's medical and nursing personnel, as well as officers from the Vatican City State Gendarmerie Corps.

The 71-year-old individual has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most prevalent type of lung cancer, and had his lower lobe of the right lung removed in a surgical procedure at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday. The Pope’s medical team has reported that the surgery was conducted successfully, with no complications arising from the operation.