# Vatican says Pope Leo’s recovery from lung surgery is ‘proceeding as expected’

https://mins.news/en/video/100042

- NBC News, 2026-10-14 15:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhK-Cw9pNXs

> Pope Leo XIV underwent thoracic surgery after being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell lung cancer. The Vatican says his recovery is proceeding as expected.

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