After his discharge from the hospital, Pope Leo XIV He reappeared this Sunday at the Angelus prayer in the Vatican, where he explained that, once he has overcome the stage of his lung operation for a cancerous tumor, he will gradually resume his activities.
“Once this delicate stage is over, as you know, I will gradually resume my activities, always with the help of God and his prayers,” said the 71-year-old pontiff after praying the Angelus before the thousands of faithful who gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
At twelve noon, Leo XIV appeared at the window of his chambers in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, looking good, smiling and greeting the faithful, who gave him a loud ovation from the square: “Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!” were his first words before beginning the Angelus prayer.
“I have deeply felt your support”
After the prayer, the pontiff shared some reflections, in a shorter speech than is usual in these events and which he took the opportunity to thank all those who have prayed for him these days: “I have deeply felt your support. Thank you very much!”
He also dedicated his special gratitude to the doctors, nurses and all the staff at the Gemelli Polyclinic, where last Tuesday he underwent surgery for adenocarcinoma in his right lung and where he was admitted until yesterday, Saturday, recovering from the surgery.
“This experience has brought me especially closer to those who suffer from illnesses and ailments,” said Robert Prevost, whose reappearance at the Angelus lasted about eight minutes, including prayer and subsequent address.
Emotion of the faithful in San Pedro
In Saint Peter’s Square, the faithful experienced the pope’s reappearance this Sunday with emotion and joy, according to testimonies collected by EFE: “We thought we were not going to see him, we are happy because divine providence allowed it,” said Cindy and Emilia, two Colombians who expressed their wish that the pope improves “and we have him for many more years.”
“We have faith that everything will turn out well,” said Patricia and Rose Esperanza, from California (United States), convinced, for whom seeing Leo XIV today has been “a dream.”
Ernesto Villegas, a Venezuelan priest, also recognized that this Sunday was an angelus of great expectation and praised the strength of the pontiff: “The Pope has shown that he is a man of arms, he does not cower, he resumes his agenda and continues forward as a good shepherd who continues to give his life for his sheep,” he told EFE.
Just a week ago, Leo XIV, in this same prayer, surprised everyone with an imminent operation to detect a nodule in a lung.
The operation took place two days later, on Tuesday afternoon, at the Gemelli hospital in Rome: the subsequent medical report reported the removal of the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung due to adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer.
In the following days, Leo
The Pope’s reappearance at the Angelus from the Vatican has also raised expectations due to the possibility that he would offer details about his treatment or about the trip to Argentina, Uruguay and Peru that is scheduled from November 6 to 17, although Robert Prevost has not made reference to these issues.
This Saturday, in an interview with Vatican media, his surgeon stated that the Pope can face this apostolic visit: “I would say that there are no clinical reasons why that trip cannot be made,” said Dr. Margaritora.
Up to 14 flights, more than forty speeches and meetings, nine mass masses, as well as a visit to Cusco, a city located more than 3,000 meters above sea level, are planned for this first Latin American tour of Leo
