Pope Leo XIV’s doctors say X-ray ‘showed good recovery’ after lung surgery: Vatican

(NewsNation) — The Vatican provided encouraging news from Pope Leo XIV’s doctors about his recovery after he underwent surgery earlier this week to remove part of his right lung and was diagnosed with cancer.

On the 71-year-old American pope’s third day in the hospital, he “underwent routine checks,” including a chest X-ray that “showed good recovery of the lung that underwent surgery,” the pope’s doctors said in a statement from the Vatican’s press office.

“He carried out his daily activities independently. His physiotherapy session included a........

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