Faithful gather to welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery

Managing Editor · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM · 1 min read

Faithful gather to welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery — WISN 12 Milwaukee, Dunedin Community news — Image: WISN 12 Milwaukee

Catholic faithful converged on St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to welcome Pope Leo XIV back to the Vatican after surgery to remove a tumor from his lung.

Faithful gather to welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery

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