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UPDATED Oct 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM ET
Oct 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
Pope Leo resumes some duties after lung surgery
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Pope Leo XIV has resumed some work, the Vatican said Thursday, after part of his right lung was removed and he was diagnosed with lung cancer. The Vatican did not specify which duties he had resumed.
WHO: The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV had resumed some work.
WHAT: Pope Leo XIV resumed some papal duties after lung surgery.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: Vatican City
WHY: The Vatican said Leo resumed duties after surgery in which part of his right lung was removed and he received a lung cancer diagnosis.
How this story developed (showing 14 of 14 earlier reports)
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Pope Leo resumes work while recovering from lung surgery
· Oct 15, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
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Doctors say Pope Leo's post-surgery tests are normal
· Oct 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
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Vatican says Pope Leo has lung cancer
· Oct 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Vatican says Pope Leo had cancerous lung lobe removed
· Oct 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
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Vatican says Pope Leo has lung cancer
· Oct 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
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Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer
· Oct 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM ET
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Vatican says Pope Leo's lung surgery was successful
· Oct 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM ET
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Pope Leo XIV expected to undergo lung surgery
· Oct 13, 2026 at 3:15 AM ET
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Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo lung surgery
· Oct 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM ET
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Pope Leo XIV scheduled for lung nodule surgery
· Oct 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
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Pope Leo to undergo surgery for lung growth
· Oct 12, 2026 at 5:08 AM ET
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Pope Leo to undergo surgery for lung nodule
· Oct 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Pope Leo XIV says he will have lung nodule removed
· Oct 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
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Pope Leo to undergo lung nodule surgery
· Oct 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
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