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Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation

Published October 17, 2026 9:41 am • Updated October 17, 2026 10:19 am •
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation
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Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lungPope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung.Leo, 71, was deemed “fit for discharge”, his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, said…

Doctors say pontiff is ‘fit for discharge’ after operation to remove cancerous tumour from his lungPope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung.Leo, 71, was deemed “fit for discharge”, his doctors, Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, said…

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