Pope Leo, 71, was discharged on Saturday from Rome's Gemelli Hospital after surgery to remove the lower part of his right lung, where a cancerous nodule had been detected. (EPA Images pic)VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV will not attend a peace gathering at Assisi next week on doctors' advice as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Friday.
"To support recovery following last Tuesday's thoracic surgery, and following the doctors' advice, Pope Leo XIV will not be able to attend the 'Disarmed and Disarming Peace' meeting in Assisi on October 27th," wrote the Vatican in a note.
The Assisi meeting, on the 40th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace, will go ahead with Leo sending a message to the event, the Vatican said.
