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Pope Leo to make public appearance Sunday after cancer surgery
Doctors say the pope can again carry out normal activities with full independence after surgery this week, and he is due to appear in public Sunday.
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- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Pope Leo to make public appearance Sunday, first since cancer surgery”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:32 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Pope Leo.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPope Leo will make his first public appearance on Sunday since his cancer surgery this week, and doctors say he can now carry out normal activities with full independence.
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