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Pope appears in first public event after surgery
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. RTHK International News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 18 Oct 2026, 13:26 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pope appears in first public event after surgery”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalised for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
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