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Pope Leo Discharged From Hospital After Lung Cancer Surgery

Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. He left the hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m. — several days earlier than initially

Republican Ledger staff · 7:52 AM ET

Pope Leo Discharged From Hospital After Lung Cancer Surgery
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Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. He left the hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m.

— several days earlier than initially anticipated — and returned to the Vatican after a 10-minute car ride, according to The New ...

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