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Pope Leo discharged from Rome hospital ahead of schedule after successful lung surgery

Le Monde English and CBS News World describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Pope Leo was discharged from a Rome hospital ahead of schedule on Saturday following the lung surgery that led to a cancer diagnosis. Chris Livesay has the story.
The headline split The left frames it as "Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery". The center frames it as "Pope Leo discharged from Rome hospital ahead of schedule after successful lung surgery".
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Left / center-leftSmiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery

Le Monde English · Center-left · News report

CenterPope Leo discharged from Rome hospital ahead of schedule after successful lung surgery

CBS News World · Center · News report

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CBS News WorldNews report · Oct 18, 2:35 AM

Pope Leo discharged from Rome hospital ahead of schedule after successful lung surgery

Pope Leo was discharged from a Rome hospital ahead of schedule on Saturday following the lung surgery that led to a cancer diagnosis. Chris Livesay has the story.

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Oct 18, 1:56 AM

Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV's discharge on Saturday, four days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, ended a stretch of uncertainty that shook the Vatican and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, less than...

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