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Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer, Undergoes Surgery to Remove Part of Lung

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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove a nodule from his right lung. The Vatican announced that the procedure removed the lower lobe of his right lung and confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell lung cancer. The Vatican stated the 71-year-old pope is recovering and has begun walking and eating normally.

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Left outlets emphasize the pope's recovery progress and describe the surgery as "successful," with The Guardian highlighting that recovery is "progressing as planned" and doctors say he is "eating normally." MS NOW frames the announcement as coming "over the weekend" when the pope "revealed" he would need surgery.

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Center outlets focus on factual medical details and future implications, with Reuters noting the cancer diagnosis makes "the shape of Pope Leo's papacy more uncertain." BBC News and Newsweek lead with straightforward accounts of what doctors found and the pope's current condition, describing him as "walking" and "eating normally."

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Right outlets emphasize the medical procedure itself, with Fox News Digital highlighting post-surgery specifics like "blood tests" and "X-ray" as part of recovery. Breitbart describes the surgery as removing "the lower lobe" and calls it "successful," while The Daily Wire quotes the Vatican's confirmation that tissue examination "confirmed the diagnosis."

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