# Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/104365

- France 24, 2026-10-17 10:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-pope-to-return-to-vatican-after-cancer-surgery

> The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will leave a Rome hospital on Saturday, where he has been recovering after lung cancer surgery. Doctors deemed him fit to be discharged.

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