He said Mass and returned to take care of business during his hospital stay, said the Vatican.
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Pope Leo XIV went back to work just days after enduring surgery, the Vatican press office said on Thursday.
The Supreme Pontiff, 71, was detected with lung cancer and underwent an operation this week to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed.
“The pope has resumed his work activities. He concelebrated mass again today at about noon,” the press office said in a statement.
According to a story by Newsmax, Leo’s post-operative tests kept within normal levels and his physiotherapy session Thursday included full mobility exercises, with the pope conducting his daily chores independently, said the update from Leo’s personal doctor, Dr. Luigi Carbone, and the head of thoracic surgery at Gemelli hospital, Dr. Stefano Margaritora.
“The chest X-ray revealed good recovery of the operated lung,” they reported. “Overall, his postoperative recovery is proceeding as expected.”
In addition, the Vatican said the Holy Father had received the Vatican chief of staff, or “substitute,” Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, and had restarted working from the hospital. Rudelli handles much of the day-to-day administrative work of the Holy See.
During his second day the Pope said Mass with other priests in a special chapel set up near his room on the 10th floor of the hospital, spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
Surgeons removed Leo’s lower right lobe of his right lung on Tuesday after doctors spotted a suspected cancerous nodule. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
Meanwhile, doctors are waiting for the results of tests to comprehend the precise molecular makeup of the cancer, whether it has spread beyond the lobe and whether any further treatment is necessary.
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