Pope Leo XIV Discharged After Five Days in Hospital... First Public Appearance Set for the 18th
Pope Leo XIV, who underwent surgery for lung adenocarcinoma, was discharged on the 17th (local time) after five days in the hospital. The following day, he is scheduled to lead the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square, marking his first public appearance since the surgery.
According to Vatican News, the medical team at Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, said in a statement issued through the Holy See that blood tests and a chest X-ray showed the Pope was fit to be discharged.
The Holy See also said in a separate statement that the Pope would leave the hospital that afternoon and return to the Vatican. He is scheduled to lead the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, the 18th. It is expected to be his first public engagement since his hospitalization.
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The Pope was admitted to the hospital on the 13th after a lung nodule was detected and underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his lung. A subsequent biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Pope Leo XIV, 71, is said to have had no notable medical history.
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