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Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican

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Haworth, J., & Natanson, P. (2026, October 17). Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/International/pope-leo-xiv-discharged-hospital-return-vatican/story?id=137343868

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Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday and is set to return to the Vatican shortly thereafter, according to doctors who deemed him fit for discharge following successful surgery on his right lung. The pope’s medical team, including Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora, confirmed that he will recite the Angelus prayer from the papal apartment window on Sunday. Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and underwent a three-hour procedure with surgery lasting about 90 minutes; his recovery period was initially estimated to last one week.

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Pope Leo XIV, aged 71, was released from Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his right lung. The doctors confirmed he has adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Pope Leo made the initial announcement during his Sunday noon blessing last week when he informed the public about the planned surgery for a nodule detected early and deemed circumscribed or well-localized. He will return to the Vatican and is expected to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer from St Peter's Square on Sunday afternoon, marking an unusually transparent approach by the Vatican regarding the Pope’s health. The surgical team, including Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora, stated that blood tests and a chest X-ray showed steady improvement post-surgery, leading to his fit-for-discharge status. Despite undergoing the 90-minute surgery on Tuesday, Pope Leo resumed some work activities by Thursday, indicating a quick recovery phase. The Vatican also noted that the pope called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, urging dialogue and peace amid intensifying bombardments in Ukraine. His discharge reflects positive post-operative outcomes, allowing him to resume his papal duties more swiftly than expected.

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Topics

Gemelli Polyclinic LONDON ROME the American Cancer Society the Lung Cancer Foundation of America

Subjects

ROME GPE · 3× Angelus PERSON · 2× Leo PERSON · 2× Leo XIV PERSON · 2× Gemelli Polyclinic ORG · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× Luigi Carbone PERSON · 1× Stefano Margaritora PERSON · 1× the American Cancer Society ORG · 1× the Lung Cancer Foundation of America ORG · 1×

Narrative

“Based on the blood tests and chest X-ray performed this morning, and after evaluating his clinical condition, the Holy Father has been deemed fit for discharge,” Dr. Luigi Carbone and Prof. Stefano Margaritora said in a statement.

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🔮 Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican He will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment Sunday. ROME and LONDON --

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Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican · mixed framing

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Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican He will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment Sunday. ROME and LONDON -- asserted

He → discharge → apartment

Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday after doctors deemed him fit to leave following surgery on his right lung, according to a statement from his medical team. uncertain

him → discharge → team

The pope is expected to leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. asserted

pope → expect → Vatican

Carbone → base → statement

The pope will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment on Sunday, according to the statement. uncertain

pope → recite → statement

The pope resumed work activities on Thursday, just days after undergoing an operation, the Vatican said. asserted

Vatican → resume → operation

Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, which is the most common subtype of non-small cell lung cancer, accounting for roughly 40% of all lung cancer cases, according to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America. uncertain

which → diagnose → America

Lung adenocarcinoma begins in cells in the lung that make mucus, called epithelial cells, which line the surface of the lungs, the American Cancer Society says. asserted

Society → begin → lungs

Leo was in the operating room for about three hours, with the surgery itself lasting approximately 90 minutes, according to doctors. uncertain

surgery → last → doctors

The surgery was described as "successful" with no complications. asserted

surgery → describe → complications

The Vatican previously said that his recovery at Rome's Agostino Gemelli University Hospital was expected to last about a week. asserted

recovery → say → Hospital