Pope Leo XIV resumes work at hospital while recovering from lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV has resumed work from Gemelli hospital in Rome, where doctors report his recovery from lung surgery is proceeding normally.

• Leo underwent a 90-minute operation Tuesday that removed a lower lobe of his right lung, which tests confirmed carried adenocarcinoma.
• The pope met Vatican chief of staff Archbishop Paolo Rudelli and celebrated Mass with other priests in a hospital chapel.
• Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora reported that a chest X-ray showed good recovery of the operated lung and that physiotherapy involved full mobility exercises.
• Spokesman Matteo Bruni gave no confirmation on Leo's planned November 6–17 visit to Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina.
• Vatican officials are weighing questions about the future of Leo's 17-month-old papacy after surgery revealed a malignant tumor.
• Test results expected between October 23 and 27 will determine whether Leo needs chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
• The lobectomy was performed using a video-assisted keyhole technique, a standard approach for early-stage lung cancer.
• Surgeons also removed nearby lymph nodes for testing, with the results of those tests still pending.