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Pope Leo to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo will lead prayers from his apartment at the Vatican to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on Oct 18.

Putin agrees to cooperate with Pope Leo's plea for aid for Ukrainian town

FILE PHOTO: A still image taken from an undated drone video released September 12, 2026, shows a destroyed building in Oleshky, Kherson Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine. 34th Separate Marine Brigade \"Borysfen\"/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Kremlin says Putin told Pope Leo he backs Vatican idea to help civilians in Oleshky

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) National Public Organisation and participants in its 21st Congress and Forum via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2026. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

From hospital, Pope Leo pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city

Pope Leo XIV speaks during a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France stadium, in Saint-Denis on the outskirts of Paris on Sept 25, 2026.

Pope Leo to make Sunday appearance as first images released since cancer surgery

Pope Leo celebrating mass in a room in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, attended by off-duty medical staff and members of the Vatican Gendarmerie, on Oct 16.

Explainer: What is the ‘hospital of the popes’ where Leo is recovering from surgery?

The exterior of Gemelli Hospital after the Vatican said Pope Leo had been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed a part of his right lung, in Rome, Italy, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo had a good night in hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery

A poster reading “Long live the Pope!” outside Gemelli Hospital where he underwent surgery.

Trump says he wants to see Pope Leo ‘get well’

Pope Leo’s doctors said on Oct 14 that he was out of bed, walking and eating after the removal of a cancerous tumour from his lung.

Pope out of bed, progress ‘normal’, doctors say

Pope Leo arrives at Gemelli Hospital ahead of the pontiff’s surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Italy, on Oct 13.

Shape of Pope Leo’s papacy more uncertain after cancer diagnosis

Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff, has emerged as an increasingly influential voice beyond the Church.

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