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What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis

Pope Leo XIV has begun recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule in his lung, according to a statement from the Vatican and papal physicians on Wednesday. Doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, told reporters on Wednesda

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What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis
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Pope Leo XIV has begun recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule in his lung, according to a statement from the Vatican and papal physicians on Wednesday. Doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, told reporters on Wednesday that Leo, 71, has resumed certain regular activities following the surgery that confirmed the pontiff […]

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