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All events of the day›2026-10-17›Convalescence at Gemelli Hospital after lung surgery
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Convalescence at Gemelli Hospital after lung surgery
📍 Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome
Pope Leo XIV continues his post-operative hospitalization on the tenth floor of the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, four days after the surgery to remove the lower lobe of the right lung, performed on October 13 and concluded positively without complications (the histological examination confirmed a lung adenocarcinoma). As announced by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, all papal audiences remain cancelled until Tuesday, October 20. No public engagements are scheduled for this date; further medical bulletins for this day are not yet available.
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