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The Pope appeared in public for the first time since the operation. Video
Pope Leo XIV has appeared in public for the first time since lung surgery, Vatican News reports.
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Pope Leo XIV has appeared in public for the first time since lung surgery, Vatican News reports.
The footage shows him leaving the hospital and waving his hand to worshippers gathered outside the building to meet him.
On October 13, the 71-year-old pontiff underwent a three-hour operation. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, a tissue study during the intervention confirmed a preliminary diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma.
The next day, October 14, Leo XIV, together with other clergymen, celebrated Mass in a specially prepared room of the hospital.
