HEALTH● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 14, 2026, 9:33 AM
Pope Leo XIV recovering after lung cancer operation
France 24 [en] · western europe
Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery Wednesday, a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung. Part of the pope's right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests to determine if the cancer has spread. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome, Italy.
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