Wojciech Rogacin – Vatican
The Holy See Press Office announced the meeting with Archbishop Rudelli on Thursday afternoon, October 15.
“In connection with the resumption of work, the Pope met this afternoon with the Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli,” reads the statement from the Vatican Press Office.
This marks Pope Leo XIV’s return to professional activity. It was already reported in the morning that, just like on Wednesday afternoon, on Thursday Leo XIV concelebrated Holy Mass in a specially prepared hall on the 10th floor of the Gemelli Hospital.
Convalescence is progressing normally
Also on October 15, in the early afternoon, a health bulletin was released, assuring, among other things, that Leo XIV’s convalescence is progressing normally.
On October 13, the Pope underwent surgery to remove an adenocarcinoma of the lung. The lower lobe of the right lung was removed using video-assisted technique. Intraoperative histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, in accordance with suspicions arising from preoperative examinations.
