Pope underwent lung surgery and was discharged from the hospital

The Vatican Press Office made successive written statements regarding the health condition of the Pope, who had a lung operation at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Tuesday and was diagnosed with lung cancer.

In the first statement, "As a result of the blood tests performed this morning, chest X-rays and evaluation of his clinical condition, it was decided that the Pope is suitable for discharge." The expression was used.

In the second statement made by the Vatican, "According to the doctors' evaluation this morning, Pope Leo 14 will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital, where he was treated for right lung surgery. He will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican." information was given.

It was stated that Pope Leo XIV will perform the traditional Sunday prayer tomorrow, as always, from the window of his office overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's Square.

Following the statements, Pope Leo 14 walked out of Gemelli Hospital at 15.30 local time (16.30 CET) in the afternoon. The Pope's departure from the hospital was followed by many members of the press and those in the hospital.

The Pope, who was bid farewell by hospital officials and doctors, got in his car and went to the Vatican.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella also published a get-well message for the Pope.

The Pope announced that he would have surgery on October 11

During his traditional Sunday prayer from the window of his office overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on October 11, Pope Leo XIV said, "Doctors have detected a mass in my lung. The doctors believe that intervention is appropriate, and therefore, on their advice, I have decided to have surgery to remove the nodule. The surgery is planned to be performed in the next few days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers." he said.

In the written statement made by the Vatican after the surgery on October 13, it was stated that the 90-minute operation was successful and said, "The lower lobe of the Pope's right lung was removed using video-assisted radical surgery. As suspected in the pre-operative tests, the histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma." expressions were used.

Before the surgery, the Vatican announced that all programs were canceled until October 20 for the Pope's recovery.

Meanwhile, in the media reports, it was noted that the Pope decided to have surgery immediately in order not to cancel his South American trip, which included Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6-17.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the previous head of state of the Vatican, on April 21, 2025, the cardinal of the period, American Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected as the Pope at the Conclave (Papal Election) on May 8, 2025, in the Vatican, the center of the Catholic Church, took the name "Pope Leo 14".