Pope Leo XIII returns after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday after five days following a surgical removal of a cancerous tumor in his lung. Doctors confirmed that he is now fit to leave the hospital. He exited the Jimi Medical Center in Rome on foot, waving to onlookers with a smile, and engaged with the medical team and hospital officials. He also spoke with a Ukrainian teenager diagnosed with cancer who wished him a speedy recovery. The Vatican indicated that his health is steadily improving, and that he will return to the Vatican to recite the Angelus from the palace windows after having celebrated Mass at the hospital. The Pope was hospitalized on Tuesday for surgery to remove a tumor in his right lung, and doctors affirm that his recovery is progressing well, noting that recent test results have been encouraging. He also made a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to cease fire in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky. However, his planned tour of Latin America remains postponed based on medical advice.
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