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Pope Leo XIV seen for first time since lung cancer surgery

The pope appeared in public after surgery, the U.N. warns of mass displacement in South Asia, and a 99-year-old German-born woman took up wing walking at an age most people retire from sofas.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:21 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Edgar Beltrán , The Pillar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Pope Leo XIV — Photo: Edgar Beltrán , The Pillar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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First reported by Fox News: “Pope Leo XIV seen for first time since lung cancer surgery amid major recovery milestone”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:21 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Leo XIV, Pope Leo.
BBN covered this story before: King Charles sends Pope Leo XIV a private letter after cancer… (October 15).

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Fox NewsPope Leo XIV seen for first time since lung cancer surgery amid major recovery milestone

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPope Leo the Fourteenth has been seen in public for the first time since his lung cancer surgery, a milestone in his recovery.

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