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17 ottobre 2026 alle 11:52
Pope Leo resigns today; he will recite the Angelus on Sunday.
Leo XIV continues to improve after lung surgery. His presence at the Apostolic Palace prayer service with the faithful has been confirmed.
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Pope Leo XIV's condition continues to improve after lung surgery .
Today, the Pope will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital and return to the Vatican. On Sunday, the Vatican press office confirmed, the Holy Father will return to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace.
(Unioneonline)
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![The Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome,, Italy, 14 October 2026. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:M2NjNTkyNjMtYzA0OS00:ODEyOTM0MzEtZjVkNy00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "The Pope has returned to work: "The operated lung is recovering well."")
