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Pope Leo leads Sunday prayers after surgery
Pope Leo XIV led the Sunday Angelus from the Apostolic Palace on Oct. 18, his first major public appearance since surgery on Oct. 13 removed the lower lobe of his right lung. Tests confirmed adenocarcinoma. He left Gemelli hospital on Oct. 17; his surgeon says there is no clinical reason to cancel his Nov. 6–17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
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