Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma 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 successful surgery, with a planned trip to South America next month still on his schedule.

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