Pope Leo has lung cancer, Vatican confirms: Pontiff is diagnosed after operation

Daily Mail - Oct 13, 2026

The Pontiff went in for surgery on Tuesday after a lesion was found on his chest. The Vatican said in the hours that followed that the nodule had been taken out, but tests found cancerous cells.

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