Pope Leo XIV will "leave the hospital" on Saturday after undergoing surgery for lung cancer four days ago.
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Pope Leo XIV, age 71, is scheduled to leave Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday afternoon following surgery for lung cancer (pulmonary adenocarcinoma) performed four days prior. Vatican News reported the impending discharge after morning blood tests, a chest X-ray, and a clinical evaluation confirmed his readiness to leave the medical facility.
The pontiff's hospitalization lasted four days following the cancer surgery at the Policlínico Gemelli. Medical evaluations cleared the 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church for release from the hospital during the early afternoon hours on Saturday.
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Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR)Reports the discharge as a completed event happening in the afternoon
Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala) (GT)Frames the discharge as imminent, citing Vatican News announcements
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