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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital early following lung cancer surgery

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital early following lung cancer surgery

Saturday, October 17, 2026

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s doctors deemed him fit to be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Oct. 17, four days after his lung cancer surgery. “Based on the… The post BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital early following lung cancer surgery first appeared on OSV News.

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