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Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties after lung cancer surgery

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0 110 221 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 13 Oct 06:59 UTC · Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for lung nodule in Rome 13 Oct 12:16 UTC · Pope Leo XIV admitted to Rome hospital for lung nodule surgery 13 Oct 18:16 UTC · Pope Leo XIV admitted to Rome hospital for lung surgery 14 Oct 06:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful surgery after lung cancer diagnosis 14 Oct 12:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering after surgery to remove lung cancer 14 Oct 18:24 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering as expected after lung cancer surgery 15 Oct 00:09 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering normally after lung cancer surgery 15 Oct 18:09 UTC · Pope Leo XIV resumes work as recovery from lung cancer surgery progresses 16 Oct 00:08 UTC · Pope Leo XIV resumes work as recovery from lung cancer surgery progresses 16 Oct 22:19 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering well after lung cancer surgery, doctors say 17 Oct 00:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV resumes work as recovery from lung cancer surgery progresses 17 Oct 06:09 UTC · Pope Leo XIV shows steady recovery after lung cancer surgery 17 Oct 12:10 UTC · Pope Leo expected to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery 17 Oct 18:11 UTC · Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery 18 Oct 00:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery 18 Oct 12:09 UTC · Pope Leo XIV makes first public appearance after lung cancer surgery 18 Oct 18:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV begins gradual return to duties after lung cancer surgery 22 Oct 12:14 UTC · Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties after lung cancer surgery

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 13 HEADLINES

  1. 13 Oct, 06:59 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for lung nodule in Rome

  2. 13 Oct, 12:16 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV admitted to Rome hospital for lung nodule surgery

  3. 13 Oct, 18:16 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV admitted to Rome hospital for lung surgery

  4. 15 Oct, 00:09 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV recovering normally after lung cancer surgery

  5. 15 Oct, 18:09 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV resumes work as recovery from lung cancer surgery progresses

  6. 16 Oct, 22:19 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV recovering well after lung cancer surgery, doctors say

  7. 17 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV resumes work as recovery from lung cancer surgery progresses

  8. 17 Oct, 06:09 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV shows steady recovery after lung cancer surgery

  9. 17 Oct, 12:10 UTC

    Pope Leo expected to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery

  10. 17 Oct, 18:11 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery

  11. 18 Oct, 12:09 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV makes first public appearance after lung cancer surgery

  12. 18 Oct, 18:10 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV begins gradual return to duties after lung cancer surgery

  13. 22 Oct, 12:14 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties after lung cancer surgery

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

  • 4 days lung · from 17 Oct 10:26, 8 outlets
  • 10 days so · from 17 Oct 13:41, 2 outlets