# Vatican says Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/98718

- NBC News, 2026-10-13 20:48 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/vatican-pope-leo-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-after-surgery-271518277590

> The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. NBC News reports on why the operation was described as “radical” and the expected recovery timeline.

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