Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to vote in US general election
Vatican confirms the pope submitted a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago ahead of November 3 midterm elections
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Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
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Pope greeted by crowds in first major appearance since lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
![Pope Leo leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace, following his discharge from hospital after surgery for lung cancer, at the Vatican, October 18, 2026. [Yara Nardi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-18T103842Z_175823004_RC2M5OAVSP80_RTRMADP_3_POPE-HEALTH-PRAYER-1792379289.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
At least 19 killed in stampede at religious gathering in India
Incident took place at festival in Kolkata, in India’s West Bengal state, amid large crowds and rainfall, police say.
![People gather outside as police officers set up a barricade at the entrance to a worship venue for the Hindu festival of Durga Puja following a stampede, in Kolkata, India, on Saturday, October 17, 2026 [AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26290675510976-1792300605.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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