Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer as growth removed during surgery

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:32:36 GMT

Vatican says pontiff had lower lobe of right lung removed in ‘successful, on schedule and as planned’ operation in RomePope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican said late on Tuesday.Leo, 71, underwent an operation and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, with tests confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, which followed an earlier statement saying the pope’s operation had concluded “successfully, on schedule and as planned”. Continue reading...

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