Pope Leo XIV resigned from Gemelli, is in the Vatican

Just four days after being hospitalized for surgery on his right lung, Pope Leo, aboard the Ford SUV with the SCV1 license plate, crossed the Perugino Gate at 3.43pm after being discharged from Gemelli and thus returned to the Vatican.

"Your Holiness, I learned the news of your resignation this afternoon from the Gemelli Polyclinic a few days after the surgery to which you underwent. In these circumstances I once again join the vast testimonies of closeness and affection that have been addressed to you by ordinary citizens and political leaders of numerous countries". The resident of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, wrote this in a message sent to Pope Leo XIV.

“Expressions of great solidarity towards Your Holiness and widespread expressions of good wishes for Your health - underlined the Head of State - have brought together multitudes of people from every part of the world, and certainly, with particular sensitivity, all the Catholic communities who, grateful for the care of the medical-health personnel who assist You, also find reassurance in the Augustinian exhortation to always maintain faith, even in healing from illnesses, in overcoming difficulties”.

“With these sentiments, I renew to you on behalf of the whole of Italy and my personal best wishes for a peaceful convalescence for your prompt and complete recovery,” concluded Mattarella.