Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Lung Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Lung Surgery

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, was diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The seventy-one-year-old pontiff is recovering after the Vatican declared the surgery successful, with all public appointments cancelled through October twentieth.

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