{
  "id": 14695708,
  "title": "Pope's recovery on track after surgery, Vatican says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/popes-recovery-on-track-after-surgery-vatican-says",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:44:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/popes-recovery-on-track-after-surgery-vatican-says/article71588173.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV's recovery from lung surgery is advancing well, according to his doctors as reported by the Vatican. Following the procedure to remove a cancerous tumour, routine examinations revealed normal results and a chest X-ray indicated a positive recovery of the operated lung, the medical team stated. The pontiff has also been actively participating in daily activities independently and engaging in physiotherapy sessions, demonstrating a full range of physical movements, the doctors added.",
  "summary": "Doctors reported good recovery in the operated lung two days after the pontiff underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV has 'good night' in hospital after lung surgery, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pope-leo-xiv-has-good-night-in-hospital-after-lung-surgery-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:18:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Pope's recovery on track after surgery, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/popes-recovery-on-track-after-surgery-vatican-says-14700473",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:44:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Doctors say Pope Leo’s lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/doctors-say-pope-leos-lung-has-recovered-well-from-surgery-and-say",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:45:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Doctors say Pope Leo's lung has recovered well from surgery and say his post-operative tests normal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/doctors-say-pope-leos-lung-has-recovered-well-from-surgery-and-say",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:11:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Doctors say Pope has recovered well from surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/doctors-say-pope-has-recovered-well-from-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:11:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo returns to some papal duties as he recovers from surgery, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pope-leo-returns-to-some-papal-duties-as-he-recovers-from-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:01:57.000Z"
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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."
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