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  "id": 15179839,
  "title": "Pope will leave hospital, return to Vatican Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-saturday-15179839",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:14:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/17/pope-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-saturday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vatican City announced on Saturday that Pope Leo XIV will be leaving the Gemelli hospital where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old pontiff has been at the hospital since Tuesday following the removal of a cancerous tumour from his right lung. Doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora deemed the Pope fit for discharge after analyzing blood tests, chest X-rays, and assessing his clinical condition. The Vatican confirmed Pope Leo XIV's planned discharge and revealed that he will depart the hospital in the early afternoon, returning to the Vatican shortly thereafter. Once back in residence, the Pope will resume his routine by reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Sunday. This tradition of delivering the Angelus from the window has been followed by previous hospitalized popes, John Paul II and Francis, who also performed the prayer from their hospital windows.",
  "summary": "The pontiff has been at the Gemelli hospital north of the Vatican since Tuesday, where doctors removed part of his right lung to extract a cancerous tumour.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pope will leave hospital, return to Vatican Saturday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-will-leave-hospital-return-to-vatican-saturday",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:14:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV cleared for discharge from hospital, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-xiv-cleared-for-discharge-from-hospital-vatican-says",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:15:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pope Leo to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pope-leo-to-be-discharged-from-hospital-on-saturday-vatican-says",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:16:39.000Z"
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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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