Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

The Vatican announced that 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, first American-born pope is recovering and expected to remain hospitalized for about a week.

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