⚕️ Convalescence
Convalescence at Gemelli Hospital after lung surgery
📍 Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome
Pope Leo XIV continues his post-operative hospitalization on the tenth floor of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, two days after the surgery to remove the lower lobe of the right lung, performed on October 13 and concluded positively without complications (the histological examination confirmed a lung adenocarcinoma). As announced by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, all papal audiences remain cancelled until Tuesday, October 20; the hospitalization had been estimated at about a week. No public engagements or further medical bulletins have been scheduled for this date.