{"id":389087,"date":"2026-10-18T16:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-thanks-well-wishers-in-first-event-following-lung-cancer-surgery\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:00:17","slug":"pope-leo-thanks-well-wishers-in-first-event-following-lung-cancer-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-thanks-well-wishers-in-first-event-following-lung-cancer-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo thanks well-wishers in first event following lung cancer surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/C3C2-fnv4Gs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo thanks well-wishers in first event following lung cancer surgery\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C3C2-fnv4Gs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of well-wishers during Sunday prayers, a day after he was discharged from hospital following lung cancer surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The 71-year-old had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on October 13. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. <\/p>\n<p>He said he would gradually resume his activities, &quot;always with God\u2019s help and your prayers&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>#pope #vatican #popeleoxiv <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of well-wishers during Sunday prayers, a day after he was discharged from hospital following lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old had the lower lobe of his right lung removed on October 13. 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