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Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM · 1 min read
Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal — WPLG Local 10, Coconut Creek Health news
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’s lung has recovered well from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and he resumed working from the hospital on Thursday, his doctors and the Vatican reported.Leo’s post-operative tests remained within normal levels and his physiotherapy session Thursday involved full mobility exercises, with the pope going about his daily activities 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.”Separately, the Vatican said Leo had resumed working from the hospital, looking at documents, and had for a second day celebrated Mass with other priests in a special chapel set up for him near his room on the 10th floor of the hospital.The 71-year-old Leo had the lower right lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday after doctors identif

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