Vatican: Pope Leo XIV discharged from Gemelli Hospital

Oct 17, 2026

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ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_041 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_039 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_036 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_035 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
Pope Lei XIV returns to the Vatican after lung cancer surgery ROME, ITALY, OCTOBER 17: Pope Leo XIV waves to reporters as he arrives at the Vatican from the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2026. The pontiff spent 5 days at the Gemelli, where he underwent lung cancer surgery on October 13. Riccardo De Luca Anadolu Rome Italy. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRiccardoxDexLucax
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_033 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_031 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_034 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_032 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_030 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_029 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_028 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Preparations are underway for the Pope s discharge from Rome s Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_027 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_026 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Pope Leo XIV, deemed fit for resignation by doctors, leaves the Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital in Rome, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_025 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Preparations are underway for the Pope s discharge from Rome s Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_024 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: Preparations are underway for the Pope s discharge from Rome s Gemelli Polyclinic Hospital, where he was hospitalized for a few days for surgery to remove a nodule (adenocarcinoma) from his right lung. Rome, October 17, 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_023 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Vatican City, ITALIA ROMA: Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Vatican after being dismissed from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Vatican City, 17 October 2026. ANSA ANGELO CARCONI Vatican City ITALIA ROMA - ZUMAa110 20261017_zaf_a110_007 Copyright: xAngeloxCarconix
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by VATICAN MEDIA Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by VATICAN MEDIA Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by VATICAN MEDIA Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by VATICAN MEDIA Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 17 Italy, Rome, Vatican, October 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital, four days after a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, in Rome Photo by VATICAN MEDIA Catholic Press Photo EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx xCatholicxPressxPhotox
October 17, 2026, Vatican City, ITALIA ROMA: Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Vatican after being dismissed from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Vatican City, 17 October 2026. ANSA ANGELO CARCONI Vatican City ITALIA ROMA - ZUMAa110 20261017_zaf_a110_006 Copyright: xAngeloxCarconix
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-15 : Pope Leo XIAgostino Gemelli University Hospital Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 17, 2026: Pope Leo XIV leaves the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome following surgery to remove a mass from his lung. Photo: Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xAlessiaxGiuliani Catholicpressphotox
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: There is great anticipation outside Gemelli Hospital for the Pope s resignation, expected in the early afternoon. The Pontiff underwent surgery a few days ago to remove a lung adenocarcinoma from his right lung. Rome, 10 17 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_004 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx
October 17, 2026, Rome, Rome, Italy: There is great anticipation outside Gemelli Hospital for the Pope s resignation, expected in the early afternoon. The Pontiff underwent surgery a few days ago to remove a lung adenocarcinoma from his right lung. Rome, 10 17 2026 Rome Italy - ZUMAa289 20261017_zia_a289_003 Copyright: xMariaxLauraxAntonellix xAgfx

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October 17, 2026, Vatican City, ITALIA ROMA: Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Vatican after being dismissed from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Vatican City, 17 October 2026. ANSA ANGELO CARCONI Vatican City ITALIA ROMA - ZUMAa110 20261017_zaf_a110_007 Copyright: xAngeloxCarconix

October 17, 2026, Vatican City, ITALIA ROMA: Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Vatican after being dismissed from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, Vatican City, 17 October 2026. ANSA ANGELO CARCONI Vatican City ITALIA ROMA - ZUMAa110 20261017_zaf_a110_006 Copyright: xAngeloxCarconix