Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

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   Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

   BBC NewsPublished Oct 17, 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026

   “Pope Leo XIV has been discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, just four days after an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The 71-year-old walked unaided to his waiting car, stopping to speak to well-wishers. The Vatican said the Pope will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing to a crowd in St Peter's Square on Sunday, as he did last week when he surprised the world by announcing the surgery. On Friday, photographs were released of the Pope celebrating Mass and distributing communion in hospital for staff. A statement from his doctors said blood tests and a chest X-ray showed "steady improvement" following his operation. The surgery on Tuesday, which lasted for 90 minutes, included the removal of the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung. The results of further tests to check for any sign that the cancer has spread have not yet been announced. The Pope also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, in their first call since June 2025. The Vatican said the call was to urge "dialogue and peace". It came as Russia's bombardment of cities across Ukraine intensifies, with a growing number of civilian casualties and no sign of Putin being ready to halt the invasion. The Pope also called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Ukrainian city of Oleshkiy, occupied by Russia and under constant shelling, to allow people to be evacuated and for the urgent delivery of food and medicine.”

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   Pope (Wikipedia)

   WikipediaChecked Oct 20, 2026

   “The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City State. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. The word see comes from the Latin for 'seat' or 'chair' (sede, referring in particular to the one on which the newly elected pope sits during the enthronement ceremony).”