Leo XIV spent a quiet night at Gemelli after the three-hour operation that removed a malignant adenocarcinoma and the lower right lobe. A second bulletin in the afternoon reported regular progress: he had eaten, gotten up, walked in his room and begun respiratory physiotherapy, with further test results awaited.
Attention moved to the Senate, where Giorgia Meloni reported ahead of the 15-16 October European Council. She demanded a rapid, coordinated EU response on energy bills, held Italy's line on Ukraine and termed Washington's understanding with Moscow on Russian diesel risky, drawing a Kremlin reply that it was none of her business and sharp exchanges with Conte, Schlein and Vannacci supporters.
Investigators identified the Rome minicar attackers as 16- and 17-year-olds who confessed to six assaults, including the attempted murder of actor Davide Iacopini, with the driver reported as a carabiniere's son.