Pope Leo Returns to Vatican 4 Days After Cancer Surgery
VATICAN CITY—A smiling Pope Leo left hospital in Rome on Saturday afternoon and returned to the Vatican four days after surgery for lung cancer, an illness that has prompted speculation about how his 17-month papacy might change. The pope walked unaided to his waiting car, waving to well-wishers outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. He stopped to […].
TL;DR
- Pope Leo left the hospital in Rome and returned to the Vatican.
- He underwent surgery for lung cancer four days prior.
- The Pope walked unaided and waved to well-wishers.
- He spoke with a 13-year-old girl from Ukraine undergoing cancer treatment.
- Video released by the Vatican showed him smiling and in good spirits.