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Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM · 1 min read
Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery — WISN 12 Milwaukee, Piedmont Health news
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Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.

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