# Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter's Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery

- Source: Las Vegas Sun
- Published: 2026-10-19T02:57:00+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/oct/18/pope-leo-tells-faithful-in-st-peters-square-he-wil/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/pope-leo-tells-faithful-in-st-peter-s-square-he-will-gradually-resume--c2877d/

Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.

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