Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo returned to St Peter's Square on Wednesday for his weekly general audience Pope Leo XIV does not need any further treatment following an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his doctors have said.
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Test results on tissue removed during surgery confirmed he had had a lung adenocarcinoma, as was initially diagnosed, and that the disease was localised, according to a statement shared by the Vatican.
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"A subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that no further treatment is necessary," it added.
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The 71-year-old was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital over the weekend four days after his operation - stopping to speak to well-wishers as he left the grounds.
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It comes as he held his first weekly general audience since leaving hospital at St Peter's Square on Wednesday.
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The surgery, which took place on 13 October and lasted for 90 minutes, included the removal of the lower lobe of the Pope's right lung.
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The pontiff himself had announced during his weekly Sunday prayers that he would be having the procedure - telling those gathered in St Peter's Square that doctors had found a nodule on his lung.
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He said at the time that it had been caught "at an early stage".
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Images shared days after his operation, on Friday, showed the Pope celebrating Mass from the hospital wearing green vestments and standing behind a makeshift altar.
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On the same day, the Vatican said he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone to urge a ceasefire in the blockaded Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow the delivery of food aid, and to call for "dialogue and peace".
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The pontiff had a similar phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.
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Those close to the Pope have also previously said he was keen not to delay a trip to Latin America which is planned for early November.
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