https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-returns-to-vatican-days-after-surgery-surgeon-says-he-should-be-fit-for-latin-america-tourContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-returns-to-vatican-days-after-surgery-surgeon-says-he-should-be-fit-for-latin-america-tourhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-returns-to-vatican-days-after-surgery-surgeon-says-he-should-be-fit-for-latin-america-tour#u141245Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:52:12 +0000Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on Saturday, Oct. 17, following surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The pontiff was discharged from Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic four days after the procedure. His surgeon stated there are "no clinical reasons" to cancel the Pope's scheduled visit to Latin America next month. Before his release, the Pope celebrated Mass at the hospital alongside his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga.Why it mattersThe Pope was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a specific type of lung cancer. This health crisi