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Pope Leo returns to work less than a week after lung cancer surgery
What's happening
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What we know
Pope Leo returned to work at the Vatican on Monday, less than a week after doctors removed a portion of his lung when a cancerous growth was discovered. Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky News World
Pope Leo to leave hospital today after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo to leave hospital this afternoon after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by New York Times World
Vatican Says Pope Leo Will Leave Hospital on Saturday, Days After Lung Surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Oct 17, four days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Oct 17 after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by WalesOnline
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Oct 17: Holy See
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Saturday: Holy See
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican says
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday, 4 days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo to be discharged from the hospital after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by Times of India World
Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital after successful lung cancer surgery today
- Picked up by Dawn
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
View full timeline · 41 reports
- First reported by Sky News World
Pope Leo to leave hospital today after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by Sky News World
Pope Leo to leave hospital this afternoon after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says
- Picked up by New York Times World
Vatican Says Pope Leo Will Leave Hospital on Saturday, Days After Lung Surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Oct 17, four days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Oct 17 after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Pope Leo leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by WalesOnline
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Oct 17: Holy See
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Saturday: Holy See
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican says
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Pope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday, 4 days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pope Leo to be discharged from the hospital after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by Times of India World
Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital after successful lung cancer surgery today
- Picked up by Dawn
- Picked up by BBC News Europe
- Picked up by ABC News
Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican
- New development reported by Axios
A welcome recovery milestone for Pope Leo after cancer surgery
- Picked up by ABC News
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
- New development reported by CBS News
Pope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
- Picked up by BBC News World
Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Pope Leo discharged from hospital four days after lung surgery
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by ABC News
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Pope Leo leaves hospital for Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
‘I Am Much Better, Thank You’: Pope Leo Leaves Hospital, Days After Lung Surgery
- Picked up by New York Times World
- Picked up by NPR World
- Picked up by Dawn
- Picked up by CBS News
Pope Leo discharged from hospital 4 days after lung cancer surgery
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by CBC World
- New development reported by CBS News
Pope Leo returns to work less than a week after lung cancer surgery
Same story, different outlets
18 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- CBS NewsPope Leo returns to work less than a week after lung cancer surgery
- CBCPope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery
- NPRPope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
- RTHK International NewsPope Leo returns to Vatican after cancer surgery
- Deutsche Welle All NewsPope Leo discharged from hospital four days after lung surgery
- The GuardianPope Leo discharged from hospital after cancer operation
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- AxiosA welcome recovery milestone for Pope Leo after cancer surgery
- ABC NewsPope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican
- BBC NewsPope to be discharged days after lung cancer surgery
- DawnPope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery
- Times of IndiaPope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital after successful lung cancer surgery today
- NBC News Top StoriesPope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
- South China Morning PostPope Leo leaves hospital 4 days after lung cancer surgery
- Channel NewsAsia LatestPope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Oct 17: Holy See
- WalesOnlineVatican gives update on Pope's health after cancer surgery
- The Straits TimesPope Leo to leave hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
- The New York TimesVatican Says Pope Leo Will Leave Hospital on Saturday, Days After Lung Surgery
- Sky NewsPope Leo to leave hospital today after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says