# Pope Leo has cancerous growth removed in lung operation

https://mins.news/en/video/98742

- France 24 English, 2026-10-13 21:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GXNnFRMllA

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

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