# Pope Leo resumes work in hospital while recovering from surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/101909

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-15 17:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/pope-leo-resumes-work-in-hospital-while-recovering-from-surgery?traffic_source=rss

> Pope Leo XIV met a senior Vatican aide at Rome’s Gemelli hospital as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous lung nodule. Doctors said his tests were normal, his operated lung was healing well and recovery was proceeding as expected. He was moving independently and doing physiotherapy.

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