Pope leaves hospital after cancer surgery

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October 17, 2026

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ROME, Italy (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV left hospital on Saturday to return to the Vatican, four days after his lung cancer surgery, AFP reporters saw.

The 71-year-old leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics came out to cheers and applause from well-wishers outside the hospital.

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