Pope Leo XIV resumes general audiences

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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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 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 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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Vatican doctors say Pope Leo XIV requires no further treatment following lung cancer surgery, citing test results that show the disease has not spread.

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Pope Leo's doctors say there is "no clinical reason" to stop his Latin America trip next month, the Washington Post reports.

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