Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass in hospital while recovering from lung cancer operation
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, photos released…
France 24 reports: Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, photos released by the Vatican showed.
Doctors said his recovery was progressing normally but that further tests would show whether the cancer had spread.
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