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Pope Leo XIV leads Sunday Angelus in first public appearance since lung cancer surgery
October 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 3 hours
SNSky News Arabia
أول ظهور بعد الجراحة.. بابا الفاتيكان يكشف خطته للعودة
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بابا الفاتيكان يغادر المستشفى بعد جراحة سرطان الرئة واستئصال جزء منها
(opens the publisher’s site)Pope Leo XIV has made his first public appearance since lung cancer surgery, leading the Sunday Angelus from the Apostolic Palace balcony.
- Leo led the Sunday Angelus from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square in his first major public appearance since the operation.
- Leo was released from Gemelli hospital on Saturday after October 13 surgery removing an adenocarcinoma from his right lung.
- Leo said the experience gave him closeness to those suffering illness and that he will gradually resume his papal duties.
- Surgeon Stefano Margaritora said there are no clinical reasons preventing the planned Latin American trip from November 6 to 17.