Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lung * Pope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next? Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung. Leo, 71, was deemed “fit for discharge”, his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritoria, said in a statement published by the Vatican. Continue reading...

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