“I Truly Felt Your Support”: Pope Leo XIV Thanks the Faithful from His Window

Less than a week after a successful lung operation on October 13 and five days of hospitalization at Gemelli Hospital, Pope Leo XIV recited the Angelus on October 18 from the Apostolic Palace. Standing before a crowded St. Peter’s Square, he thanked those who had prayed for him and expressed gratitude to the hospital’s doctors, nurses and staff. He said the delicate phase was behind him and that he would gradually resume his activities. In his meditation, he reflected on Jesus’ words: “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”