Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Lung Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Lung Surgery

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgeons successfully removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli hospital. The seventy-one-year-old, the first American pope, is recovering and is expected to remain hospitalized for about one week.

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