{
  "id": 14544742,
  "title": "Pope recovery on track after lung surgery, say doctors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pope-recovery-on-track-after-lung-surgery-say-doctors",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-14T22:10:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/259215/world/pope-recovery-on-track-after-lung-surgery-say-doctors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV has taken his first steps since undergoing lung surgery, according to doctors at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The 71-year-old Catholic Church leader resumed eating normally following the procedure, which saw a malignant tumour removed from his right lung. Blood tests and a chest X-ray confirmed the positive recovery assessment. His overall condition is improving as expected, with the results fitting within the range for the type of surgery performed. The Vatican reported that Leo spent a peaceful night in the hospital post-surgery, emphasizing that the operation, led by Professor Stefano Margaritora, was successful and complication-free. The doctors stated that the next steps depend on whether any cancer cells remain in the body, acknowledging the risk of recurrence despite the procedure’s success.",
  "summary": "dpaRome Pope Leo XIV has walked around his hospital room for the first time since undergoing lung surgery and has resumed eating normally, doctors at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital report...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}