Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer

Cape Town ETC ·
South Africa

Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung, with the Vatican confirming that the 71-year-old pontiff has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis was confirmed during an operation at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday, 13 October, after earlier medical examinations identified a nodule in his lung. The Vatican said... Read…

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