Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung due to lung adenocarcinoma. The seventy-one-year-old pontiff returned to the Vatican, where he plans to lead Sunday prayers at Saint Peter's Square before a possible Latin America trip in November.

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