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HealthPope walking and recovering “as expected” after surgery, doctors say

Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is recovering as expected after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. He has begun walking and returned to a normal diet. The roughly 90-minute operation at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital was successful, the Vatican said; tests confirmed lung adenocarcinoma.

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Pope walking and recovering “as expected” after surgery, doctors say
Pope walking and recovering “as expected” after surgery, doctors sayHealth