# Pope Leo XIV has cancerous growth removed in lung surgery

https://mins.news/en/item/98775

- France 24, 2026-10-13 21:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/pope-leo-has-cancerous-growth-removed-in-lung-operation

> The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV underwent a 90-minute operation on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung and woke up normally afterward. A Vatican source said further tests were being conducted to see whether the cancer had spread.

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