Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital; Vatican reports good recovery
Discharged October 17 local time.
IllustrationPope Leo XIV left a Rome hospital on October 17 after surgery for lung adenocarcinoma on the 13th. TV Asahi's evening report said he waved to those gathered.
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Discharged October 17 local time.
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Pope Leo XIV left a Rome hospital on October 17 after surgery for lung adenocarcinoma on the 13th. TV Asahi's evening report said he waved to those gathered.
The Vatican described good postoperative progress and planned participation in the regular Sunday prayer on the 18th. These were discharge-time statements, not assumptions about later health.
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