Pope Leo XIV reappears at the Angelus prayer after his lung operation and will resume his activities "progressively"
The pontiff reappeared in St. Peter's Square after undergoing surgery for a cancerous tumor in the lung.
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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery on October 13 after a lung nodule was detected, which turned out to be an adenocarcinoma.
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At twelve noon, the Pope began the Angelus prayer after being received by a standing ovation from the thousands of faithful who packed St. Peter's Square this Sunday.
It was just a week ago when, after that same prayer, the pontiff announced to the world that he had to undergo an operation for a nodule in his lung, an intervention that was performed on Tuesday, October 13 at the Gemelli hospital in Rome. The diagnosis after surgery was that the pope had adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer, so the entire lower lobe of his right lung was removed.
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In an interview with Vatican media, Margaritora affirms that the Pope can even face the apostolic visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru scheduled between November 6 and 17: "I would say that there are no clinical reasons why this trip cannot be made," said the doctor.
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