Pope Leo appears unaided at Vatican window and vows to 'gradually resume' duties just days after lung cancer surgery
'This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are battling illness and infirmity,' the 71-year-old pontiff told the crowd in St Peter's Square. Surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung on Tuesday, confirming adenocarcinoma. He left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Saturday, well ahead of the expected weeklong stay. Thousands greeted him with chants of 'Viva il papa!'
Leo first revealed a small nodule on his lung at the previous Sunday's address.
Puglia pilgrim Cosimo Mastrocinque said: 'It is a miracle that he recovered already.'
Michigan's Marla Marsala: 'We are praying with him today instead of for him.'
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