Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumour removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said.
Pope Leo XIV arrives to lead a Holy Mass at the Yaounde Ville Airport in Yaounde on the sixth day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 18, 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumour removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said.
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