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Pope Leo XIV resumes general audiences
Since 08:58 · Vatican City
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- Event
- First general audience since surgery
- Location
- St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
- Surgery date
- October 13, 2026
Pope Leo XIV was in Rome's Gemelli hospital from October 13 to 17, Observador reports. He told the crowd protecting life from conception is 'more urgent than ever.'
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Pope Leo had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on October 13, Independent.ie reports. The tumor was lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.
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Pope Leo XIV's October 13 lung surgery removed a tumor, RMF24 reports, as he thanked thousands of faithful at his first audience since.
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Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter's Square from the popemobile, holding his first general audience following lung surgery.
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