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Pope Leo Leads Pilgrims in Prayer One Day After Leaving Hospital

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the traditional blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day after he returned from the hospital, where he had lung cancer removed on Tuesday.

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Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the traditional blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day after he returned from the hospital, where he had lung cancer removed on Tuesday.

Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father said Jesus calls us “to live without compromise, free from selfish ambitions and unjust motives.”

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