The Vatican reported that Pope Leo XIV was recovering following lung surgery performed on 13 October. Its 15 October update described his postoperative progress on the basis of information from the medical team treating him at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
The operation removed the lower lobe of his right lung, and the statement confirmed an adenocarcinoma diagnosis. The published account described the recovery at that point rather than a completed course of treatment.
The update is an official medical statement about the pope’s condition on 15 October. A planned hospital stay or an early recovery assessment does not establish a fixed discharge date or a longer-term prognosis.