Vatican City, Oct 13, 2026 (AFP) - Growth on pope's lung was cancerous: Vatican

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Doctors removed part of Pope Leo XIV's right lung during a 90-minute operation on Tuesday after finding a cancerous growth, the Vatican said in a statement. The pope "woke up normally" after the operation and is now back in his room on the 10th floor of Rome's Gemelli hospital, the statement said. A Vatican source added that the pope had asked for dinner. "To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," the Vat......

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