Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties

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Local News · New York · October 18, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s square during the Angelus prayer, a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026.

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