Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Saturday following surgery to remove a cancerous node in his lung, according to a statement from the Holy See."Following the doctors’ assessment this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital, where he was hospitalized for surgery on his right lung," the statement read."He will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican.Tomorrow, he will lead the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment," the statement added.The pope received blood tests and a chest X-ray Saturday, both of which confirmed he is well enough to return to the Vatican, according to Vatican News.Pope Leo XIV leaves the Vatican before being admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, in the Vatican on 13 October 2026.
(Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images)The pope will celebrate mass in a room on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital before returning to the Vatican, according to the Holy See press office.DR MARC SIEGEL: POPE LEO'S LUNG SURGERY PUTS MODERN MEDICINE ALONGSIDE FAITHPope Leo underwent thoracic surgery to remove the node on Tuesday.Following the successful surgery, doctors diagnosed him with lung adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer."The Pope was in the operating room approximately three hours, while the operation itself lasted about 90 minutes.
The doctors said it was successful and there were no complications," a statement from the Holy See press office read.Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, on Tuesday, Oct.13, 2026, where he underwent surgery to remove a lung nodule.
(Alessandra Tarantino/AP)RECOVERING FROM LUNG SURGERY, POPE LEO URGES PUTIN TO AGREE TO CEASEFIRE IN RUSSIAN-HELD UKRAINE CITY"Pope Leo awoke normally after surgery and, following a brief period of observation, returned to his room on the hospital’s 10th floor," Vatican News added in a statement.While recovering, P...