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Pope Leo XIV was recently pictured celebrating Mass from his hospital bed at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, marking the first images released by the Vatican since he underwent successful lung surgery following a diagnosis of lung cancer. The 71-year-old Pope thanked medical staff for their service and doctors reported steady improvement in his condition with chest X-rays showing good recovery of the operated lung.

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Pope Leo XIV, aged 71, underwent surgery on October 13 at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to remove a malignant nodule from his lung. The procedure went smoothly, confirming he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Despite this health scare, doctors have given him the green light to proceed with his previously planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6-17. Pope Leo made the announcement during a Sunday prayer service on October 11, stating that he is in good health and looking forward to the trip "with great joy and enthusiasm." The Vatican press office confirmed on October 26 that no medical contraindications exist for his travel plans, which involve visits to ten cities across three countries. Leo has expressed gratitude for worldwide support during his recovery and remains committed to resuming his full schedule while adhering to medical recommendations. His trip will include stops in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Lima, Chiclayo, Cuzco, and Pucallpa among others.

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Pope Leo first announced that he would be having the operation during his weekly Sunday prayers, telling the crowd in St Peter's Square that doctors had found a "well-contained" nodule on his lung "at an early stage" and advised him to have it removed.

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Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis · assertive framing

- Published Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican since he underwent lung surgery. asserted

he → publish → surgery

The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after the surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, which the Vatican said had been "successful" and proceeded without complications. asserted

Vatican → diagnose → complications

The images shared on Friday showed the Chicago-born Pope wearing a green robe while standing behind a makeshift altar on the tenth floor of the hospital. asserted

Pope → share → hospital

Pope Leo "celebrated with the medical and nursing staff" and thanked workers for their service, the Vatican press office said. asserted

office → celebrate → service

On Friday, the Pope's doctors said tests had shown "a steady improvement in his general condition" since his procedure. asserted

tests → say → procedure

His doctors said that a chest X-ray indicated "good recovery of the operated lung". asserted

ray → say → lung

The whole lower lobe of the Pope's right lung was removed "to ensure the procedure was radical", the Vatican said following the surgery. asserted

Vatican → remove → surgery

"After the operation, the Pope awoke normally and returned after a brief period of observation to his room," it said earlier, before he spent a "peaceful night" at the hospital. asserted

he → awake → hospital

it → announce → him

Nodules are quite common and not necessarily cancerous, but after it was examined the medical team confirmed it was, "as suspected by pre-operative tests", the Vatican said. asserted

Vatican → examine → tests

He was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. asserted

He → diagnose → adenocarcinoma

The Vatican has stressed that the Pope had shown no symptoms of infection or illness prior to the procedure. asserted

Pope → stress → procedure

Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis

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