Pope Leo Returns to Vatican After Lung Cancer Surgery

Pope Leo Returns to Vatican After Lung Cancer Surgery

Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican and delivered the Sunday Angelus prayer from a window overlooking Saint Peter's Square, days after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung. The seventy-one year old pontiff thanked thousands of faithful for their prayers and said he will gradually resume his duties.

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