The Vatican releases the first images of the Pope after his operation and confirms a “constant improvement”

This Friday's medical report on the health of the Pope, who underwent surgery on his right lung on Tuesday in Rome to remove a malignant tumor, confirms that his recovery is proceeding normally after the intervention. “This morning the Holy Father performed a blood test and a chest x-ray, which confirmed the constant improvement in his general conditions,” said a statement from the Holy See.

The note, released at two in the afternoon, was brief as usual, but in a second paragraph the Vatican wanted to include a clear mention that Leo In Vatican language, it is a signal abroad, to locals and strangers, that the Pope remains in charge, given the concern about the future of his mandate that his hospitalization has led to.

In a second statement released minutes later, the Vatican added that at noon the Pope celebrated mass in a room on the tenth floor of the Gemelli hospital, where he is admitted. "The medical and nursing staff of the hospital, who were out of service, and the Vatican City State Gendarmerie attended. In his homily, the Pope thanked all the staff, doctors, nurses and assistants, for their daily work caring for the sick, and especially for everything they have done and continue to do for him."