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Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties as doctors rule out further cancer treatment

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 97 194 12 Oct 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 13 Oct 00:16 UTC · Pope Leo XIV expected to undergo lung surgery in Rome 14 Oct 00:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after successful surgery 14 Oct 06:08 UTC · Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery 14 Oct 12:10 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering after surgery for lung cancer 14 Oct 18:14 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering after surgery for lung cancer 15 Oct 00:08 UTC · Pope Leo XIV recovering after surgery for lung cancer 16 Oct 22:19 UTC · Pope Leo shows continued improvement after lung cancer surgery 17 Oct 12:11 UTC · Pope Leo to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery 17 Oct 18:12 UTC · Pope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery 18 Oct 18:15 UTC · Pope Leo XIV gradually resumes duties after lung cancer surgery 19 Oct 06:41 UTC · Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties after lung cancer surgery 22 Oct 00:18 UTC · Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties as doctors rule out further cancer treatment

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 8 HEADLINES

  1. 13 Oct, 00:16 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV expected to undergo lung surgery in Rome

  2. 15 Oct, 00:08 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV recovering after surgery for lung cancer

  3. 16 Oct, 22:19 UTC

    Pope Leo shows continued improvement after lung cancer surgery

  4. 17 Oct, 12:11 UTC

    Pope Leo to leave hospital after lung cancer surgery

  5. 17 Oct, 18:12 UTC

    Pope Leo returns to Vatican after lung cancer surgery

  6. 18 Oct, 18:15 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV gradually resumes duties after lung cancer surgery

  7. 19 Oct, 06:41 UTC

    Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties after lung cancer surgery

  8. 22 Oct, 00:18 UTC

    Pope Leo XIV resumes public duties as doctors rule out further cancer treatment

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

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

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  • Apostolic Palace · from 18 Oct 15:09, 2 outlets