Pope Leo XIV is due to be released this Saturday after having had lung surgery on Tuesday.
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17/10/2026
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O Pope Leo XIV should be discharged this Saturday, October 17, after having been operated on a nodule in the lung last Tuesday, according to the clinical bulletin shared this morning by the Vatican.
“ In view of the blood tests and chest X-rays carried out this morning, and after a clinical evaluation, the Holy Father was considered fit to be discharged.”, can be read in a publication shared by VaticanNews.
Remember that the various clinical reports issued over these days realized that the Pope was improving and that the examinations had “normal results”.
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