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  "id": 15172660,
  "title": "Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Saturday: Holy See",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-on-saturday-holy-see",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:14:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/pope-leo-will-leave-hospital-return-vatican-saturday-holy-see-6468156"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV is set to return to the Vatican on Saturday, following his discharge from the Gemelli hospital where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican announced. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery to remove part of his right lung on Tuesday due to a cancerous tumor. After evaluating his condition based on blood tests and a chest X-ray, doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora deemed Pope Leo XIV fit for discharge. The Holy Father will depart the hospital in the early afternoon on Saturday and resume his duties at the Vatican. Tomorrow, Pope Leo XIV will reprise the Angelus prayer from the window of his papal apartment, a tradition typically observed by popes during their recovery periods.",
  "summary": "The pope had part of his right lung removed on Tuesday (Oct 13) because of a cancerous tumour.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Pope Leo’s recovery progresses as he celebrates Mass at Gemelli Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leos-recovery-progresses-as-he-celebrates-mass-at-gemelli",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:40:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pope Leo ‘deemed fit for discharge’ from hospital, doctors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-deemed-fit-for-discharge-from-hospital-doctors-say-15173309",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:47:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pope Leo 'deemed fit for discharge' from hospital, doctors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-deemed-fit-for-discharge-from-hospital-doctors-say",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican Saturday: Holy See",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-saturday-holy-see",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:54:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pope Leo will leave hospital, return to Vatican on Oct 17: Holy See",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-on-oct-17-holy-see",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-xiv-to-be-discharged-from-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:40:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV to be discharged from hospital and return to Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-xiv-to-be-discharged-from-hospital-and-return-to-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:38:19.000Z"
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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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