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SPECIAL REPORT: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

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