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UPDATED Oct 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM ET
Oct 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties
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Pope Leo XIV told thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that he would gradually resume his activities after surgery to remove a malignant tumor. He thanked the faithful for their prayers and Gemelli Hospital staff for their care; the lower lobe of his right lung had been removed four days earlier.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Pope Leo XIV said he would gradually resume his activities after surgery to remove a malignant tumor.
WHEN: Oct 18, 2026
WHERE: Vatican City
WHY: He said the delicate phase after surgery was behind him.
How this story developed (showing 19 of 19 earlier reports)
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Vatican says Pope Leo will leave hospital Saturday
· Oct 17, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
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Pope Leo resumes duties after lung surgery
· Oct 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET
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Vatican releases first images of Pope after lung surgery
· Oct 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
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Vatican releases first images of Pope Leo after surgery
· Oct 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
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Pope Leo resumes some duties after lung surgery
· Oct 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM ET
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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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- ABC Australia —
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- Africa News —
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- Al Jazeera — View reporting
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- BBC News —
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- Brussels Signal —
2 articles
- Buenos Aires Times —
3 articles
- CBS News —
10 articles
- CNN World —
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- Daily Maverick — View reporting
- Dawn Pakistan — View reporting
- Deutsche Welle —
4 articles
- Euronews —
2 articles
- Fox News —
6 articles
- France 24 —
4 articles
- Global News Canada —
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- Japan Times —
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- Jerusalem Post — View reporting
- NBC News —
4 articles
- New York Times —
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- NPR —
2 articles
- PBS NewsHour —
7 articles
- Sky News —
6 articles
- South China Morning Post —
2 articles
- Straits Times —
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- The Hindu —
2 articles
- The Independent —
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- UPI —
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- Wall Street Journal — View reporting
- Washington Post —
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- WSJ World News — View reporting
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