Pope recovers after lung surgery
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Pope Leo XIV was recovering at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after lung cancer surgery, with Vatican officials saying tests were reassuring and his operated lung was healing well.
Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal - AP News
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Pope Leo resumes working, sees top aide in hospital as doctors say lung recovered from surgery
Pope Leo XIV is working from the hospital after doctors reported his lung has recovered well from surgery. On Thursday, Leo met with a top aide and resumed his duties.
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October 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Pope Leo's postoperative recovery 'progressing normally' - Vatican News
On his third day in the hospital, Pope Leo XIV's doctors say his chest X-ray in the morning shows "good recovery of the lung that underwent surgery," ...
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October 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Great champion of human rights regatdless, to me, of one's beliefs or non-belief.
Great champion of human rights regatdless, to me, of one's beliefs or non-belief.
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Pope Leo XIV's lung has recovered well from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and he resumed working from the hospital on Thursday, his doctors and the Vatican reported. https://to.pbs.org/47hTwor
Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal
The 71-year-old Leo had the lower right lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday after doctors identified a suspected cancerous nodule.
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October 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Pope Leo XIV's lung has recovered well from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and he resumed working from the hospital on Thursday, his doctors and the Vatican reported. https://to.pbs.org/47hTwor
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Background on Pope’s diagnosis: “The Vatican never disclosed when the Pope discovered he had a lung tumor. His doctors reportedly identified the issue by chance sometime after mid-September—around the 14th during a routine abdominal MRI performed discreetly at the Fatebenefratelli hospital.”
October 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Background on Pope’s diagnosis: “The Vatican never disclosed when the Pope discovered he had a lung tumor. His doctors reportedly identified the issue by chance sometime after mid-September—around the 14th during a routine abdominal MRI performed discreetly at the Fatebenefratelli hospital.”
Reposted by David Darmofal
Cancer has given the world a reason to talk about the pope outside of any conflict with a political leader or debate over a global trend. In doing so, it may have provided a platform to showcase something more fundamental about Leo and his spirituality. www.ncronline.org/vatican/leos...
Leo's calm amid cancer diagnosis spotlights another side of his pontificate
Pope Leo XIV's calm "has been his style for many, many years," says one archbishop. "I don't think he is going to change overnight."
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October 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Cancer has given the world a reason to talk about the pope outside of any conflict with a political leader or debate over a global trend. In doing so, it may have provided a platform to showcase something more fundamental about Leo and his spirituality. www.ncronline.org/vatican/leos...