# Pope to be discharged days after lung cancer surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/104322

- BBC News, 2026-10-17 12:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5x2vkddrkrko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Pope Leo XIV is due to leave Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from the lower lobe of his right lung. Doctors reported steady improvement, and the Vatican says he plans to give the Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter’s Square on Sunday.

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