“Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery”

Key points

• Pope Leo XIV was discharged four days after lung cancer surgery at Gemelli hospital.
• Doctors removed part of his right lung to extract a cancerous tumour.
• The Vatican said he was fit for discharge and would return to the Vatican.
• He celebrated Mass in a hospital room and will recite the Angelus from the papal window.
• A potential Apostolic voyage to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains under consideration.