Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung Cancer After Surgery

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The seventy-one-year-old pontiff is recovering well, walking and eating normally, while awaiting results on whether the cancer has spread.

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