Dad released from hospital after surgery to remove cancerous tumor

Pope Leo, 71, was deemed “fit to be discharged,” according to a statement by his doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora.

On Saturday afternoon, he left the hospital on his own to the cheers of well-wishers.

The lion, who in May last year became the first U.S.-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church, had been in Gemelli Hospital since Tuesday when doctors removed part of his right lung to remove the tumour.

“Given the blood tests, the chest X-rays taken this morning and the evaluation of the clinical picture, the Holy Father was deemed fit to be discharged,” the statement said.

On Wednesday, doctors said that the recovery of Pope Leo after the operation is normal. They are waiting for test results to determine if the cancer has spread and if additional treatment will be needed.

Leo was diagnosed with the most common type of lung cancer - adenocarcinoma, reminds The Guardian.

Before being discharged, the pontiff celebrated mass in his ward on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital in the northwest of the Italian capital.

The Vatican said on Sunday it would read the Angelus prayer "from the window of the papal apartments." It was during his divine service last week, in a rare moment of Vatican openness, that Leo made a shocking statement to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square that a small education had been found in his lung during an examination.

The pope worked at a hospital, including a call Friday to Vladimir Putin, during which he called on the Russian president for a ceasefire near the city of Aleshka.

The Vatican initially assumed his hospital stay would last a week. The Pope's appointments have been cancelled until October 20, The Guardian reported.

On Saturday, however, the pope's surgeon told Vatican media that "there are no clinical reasons" that would prevent him from making a planned trip to Latin America from November 6-17.

Dr Stefano Margaritora said that “the Holy Father put his whole heart and soul into his recovery” and that he expects the Pope to fully recover from surgery “in another 10 days or so.”.

“As for a long trip involving an air travel of about three weeks, I would say there is no clinical reason why it should not take place,” he told Vatican News.

Before Leo was diagnosed with cancer, it was believed that he was fond of sports, especially tennis, and he was in good health. He often uses the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome.

Gemelli Hospital, located in the northwest of the Italian capital, is known for treating ruling popes. Pope John Paul II was here so often that the Vatican, together with the hospital, even organized papal apartments with high security.