Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and celebrated Mass in the hospital on Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said. Questions remained about whether the cancer had spread, while Peru’s president suggested Leo might have to alter his planned visit to Latin America next month. Blood tests and a chest X-ray showed the 71-year-old pope was recovering normally, his two doctors said.
The Holy Father underwent respiratory physiotherapy and has begun walking in his room. He resumed his regular diet and had breakfast and lunch, said Dr. Luigi Carbone, the pope’s personal doctor, and Dr. Stefano Margaritora, the head thoracic surgeon at Gemelli hospital. "Recovery is proceeding as planned," the bulletin reads.
