Pope Leo XIV Recovering After Lung Surgery as Vatican Confirms Cancer Diagnosis
Pope Leo XIV is recovering at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital after surgery on October 13, 2026, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung and confirmed a diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. According to the Vatican, the operation was completed successfully without complications, and the seventy-one-year-old pontiff regained consciousness normally before returning to…
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