NPRUnited States· English
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
Reported by 34 outlets from 18 countries, in 6 languages, on 17 Oct 2026.

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- Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery Headline of the event's most representative article · NPR, 17 Oct 2026
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- Reported by 34 outlets from 18 countries, in 6 languages, on 17 Oct 2026.40 articles · See all headlines
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BBC News MundoUnited Kingdom· Spanish
El papa León XIV sale del hospital tras su cirugía por un cáncer de pulmón hace 4 días
Neue Zürcher ZeitungSwitzerland· German
Papst Leo verlässt vier Tage nach Krebs-Operation das Krankenhaus
RTSSwitzerland· French
Le pape Léon XIV quitte l’hôpital et rentre au Vatican
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20 MinutesFrance· French
Le pape Léon XIV va sortir de l’hôpital ce samedi
ABC NewsUnited States· English
Pope Leo XIV discharged from hospital, returns to Vatican
Al ShoroukEgypt· Arabic
الفاتيكان: البابا يخرج من المستشفى اليوم
البابا ليو يغادر مستشفى جيميلي في روما بعد جراحة لعلاج سرطان الرئة
BBC News MundoUnited Kingdom· Spanish, Arabic, English, Russian
El papa León XIV sale del hospital tras su cirugía por un cáncer de pulmón hace 4 días
ما مستقبل بابوية لاون الرابع عشر بعد تشخيصه بالسرطان؟
Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
Папу римского Льва XIV выписали из больницы в Риме после операции на легком
CBS NewsUnited States· English
Pope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
DawnPakistan· English
Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery
Delfi (Латвия)Latvia· Russian
Папу римского Льва XIV выписали из больницы в Риме после операции на легком
DeutschlandfunkGermany· German
Vatikan - Papst Leo XIV. kann das Krankenhaus heute verlassen
Nach Krankenhausaufenthalt - Papst Leo XIV. in Vatikan zurückgekehrt
DW (russe)Germany· Russian
Папа римский Лев XIV выписан из больницы через четыре дня после удаления раковой опухоли в легком. На следующий день он проведет воскресную молитву
Efecto CocuyoVenezuela· Spanish
León XIV regresa al Vaticano tras recibir el alta hospitalaria
Fox NewsUnited States· English
Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican after surgery to remove lung cancer
France 24 (EN)France· English, Spanish
Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery
El papa abandona el hospital caminando sin ayuda tras una operación por cáncer de pulmón
Global NewsCanada· English
Pope Leo will leave the hospital Saturday following lung cancer surgery, Vatican says
Informburo.kzKazakhstan· Russian
Папа Римский отслужил мессу в больнице через три дня после операции
Le DevoirCanada· French
Le pape Léon rentre au Vatican, quatre jours après une opération pour un cancer du poumon
NBC NewsUnited States· English
Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery
Neue Zürcher ZeitungSwitzerland· German
Papst Leo verlässt vier Tage nach Krebs-Operation das Krankenhaus
NPRUnited States· English
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
ORFAustria· German
Papst Leo XIV. aus Krankenhaus in Rom entlassen
PBS NewsHour (reprise AP)United States· English
Pope returns to Vatican days after surgery; surgeon says he should be fit for Latin America tour
PrimiciasEcuador· Spanish
El papa León XIV sale del hospital caminando y saludando, tras su intervención por cáncer de pulmón
Radio-Canada InfoCanada· French
Le pape de retour au Vatican quatre jours après son opération au poumon
RTSSwitzerland· French
Le pape Léon XIV quitte l’hôpital et rentre au Vatican
Sud OuestFrance· French
Léon XIV : le pape « jugé apte à sortir » de l’hôpital après son opération du poumon
The New York TimesUnited States· English
Pope Leo Leaves Hospital, Days After Lung Cancer Surgery
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