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  "id": 15412068,
  "title": "Pope addresses crowd in Vatican after cancer surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/pope-addresses-crowd-in-vatican-after-cancer-surgery-15412068",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:00:47.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/18/pope-addresses-crowd-in-vatican-after-cancer-surgery"
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  "account": "Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, addressed a crowd in St Peter's Square on Sunday after his lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old pope, who had part of his right lung removed on Tuesday, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. Speaking from the window of his Apostolic Palace, the pope thanked those who had prayed for him and said he would gradually resume his activities. A wave of \"Viva il Papa!\" echoed across the square as he made his traditional Angelus prayer and address. The Pope's speedy return was met with enthusiasm from the crowd, with some praising him as a \"great shepherd for the Catholic Church.\" However, his trip to Latin America scheduled for November 6-17 remains uncertain, pending results of tests to determine if the cancer has spread.",
  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV said he would resume work 'gradually' in his first major public appearance since undergoing lung cancer surgery.",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Pope Leo will leave the hospital Saturday following lung cancer surgery, Vatican says",
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        "title": "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery",
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        "title": "Pope Leo Returns to Vatican After Successful Cancer Surgery",
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        "published": "2026-10-17T20:23:43.000Z"
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        "title": "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/smiling-pope-returns-to-vatican-after-cancer-surgery-15296912",
        "published": "2026-10-17T21:50:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/smiling-pope-returns-to-vatican-after-cancer-surgery-15288041",
        "published": "2026-10-17T22:04:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Vatican says pope able to leave hospital following cancer surgery",
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        "published": "2026-10-17T22:14:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/smiling-pope-returns-to-vatican-after-cancer-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-18T01:56:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/smiling-pope-returns-to-vatican-after-cancer-surgery-15357598",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:34:32.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pope addresses crowd in Vatican after cancer surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/pope-addresses-crowd-in-vatican-after-cancer-surgery",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:06:00.000Z"
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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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