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Pope Leo To Undergo Surgery

Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo lung surgery this week, he announced to a crowd gathered for the Angelus on Sunday. The 71-year-old pontiff told the gathering that doctors found a “localized” nodule — a small, dense area of tissue that is ge

Republican Ledger staff · 4:56 AM ET

Pope Leo To Undergo Surgery
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Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo lung surgery this week, he announced to a crowd gathered for the Angelus on Sunday. The 71-year-old pontiff told the gathering that doctors found a “localized” nodule — a small, dense area of tissue that is generally non-cancerous and rarely causes symptoms.

At the request of his doctors, ...

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