Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’, doctors say
Ella IdeAFP·14 Oct, 2026 05:32 PM4 mins to readBlood tests and a chest X-ray show Pope Leo XIV is recovering normally. Photo / Getty ImagesBlood tests and a chest X-ray show Pope Leo XIV is recovering...
Ella Ide AFP · 14 Oct, 2026 05:32 PM 4 mins to read Blood tests and a chest X-ray show Pope Leo XIV is recovering normally. Photo / Getty Images Blood tests and a chest X-ray show Pope Leo XIV is recovering normally. Photo / Getty Images Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and has undergone post-surgery tests which show his progress is “normal”, his doctors say.
Part of the Pope’s right lung was removed in Tuesday’s operation at Rome’s Gemelli
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