Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Vatican says the seventy-one-year-old is recovering well and his post-operative tests are normal.

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