Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV, the seventy-one-year-old American pope, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican says the surgery was successful and the pontiff is now walking, eating, and recovering as expected.

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