Pope Leo XIV smiled and waved to well-wishers as he was released from hospital, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung.
The Pontiff, 71, went in for a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday morning after a lesion was found on his chest and he was later diagnosed with cancer after having part of his right lung removed.
Doctors have confirmed he has adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
Pope Leo is expected to deliver the traditional noon blessing tomorrow (Sunday) from a window overlooking St Peter’s Square, the Vatican added.
His personal physician and surgeon said in an
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