epa13306213 Members of the media outside the Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which...

epa13306212 An ambulance drives to the Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which doctors...

epa13305929 A banner reading 'Hematology greets the Pope' hangs from one of the windows of Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower...

epa13305928 One of the messages left for the Pope Leo in front of Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right...

epa13305839 A message reading ''Hi Pope, I’m sorry you’re not feeling well. Get better soon! Sofia, 4 years'', one of the messagges left for the Pope Leo in front of Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in...

epa13305838 A message reading ''Hi Pope, let my dad and my mom take care of you'', one of the messagges left for the Pope Leo in front of Hospital Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 15 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful...