Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer operation

Pope Leo left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday following a successful surgery to remove a lung tumor. He walked out of the facility without assistance and stopped to acknowledge the crowd that had gathered. The pontiff is slated to preside over the Sunday prayer service in St. Peter’s Square, while his medical team continues to monitor test results to see whether the disease has reached nearby lymph nodes. The story was published on 17 October 2016.