# Pope walking and eating normally as he recovers from surgery after lung cancer diagnosis

https://mins.news/en/item/100393

- CBC News, 2026-10-14 20:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-lung-cancer-recovery-9.7380807?cmp=rss

> The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Leo’s recovery from surgery is proceeding as expected. He has started walking in his hospital room and is eating normally, after doctors said the 71-year-old pontiff was being treated for lung cancer.

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