PAPAL HEALTH

Pope Leo XIV Addresses Faithful After Hospital Discharge

Pope Leo XIV made his first public appearance since lung surgery, a day after leaving hospital, and expressed solidarity with people facing illness.

BharatVox · 18 October 2026 at 10:30 pm IST

Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) — archive photograph (2025-05-12); not the reported event — Edgar Beltrán , The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pope Leo XIV addressed the faithful on October 18, a day after his discharge from hospital, in his first public appearance since undergoing lung surgery, The New York Times reported.

He said his experience had brought him closer to people living with illness and infirmity.

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