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Pope has calm night following surgery
October 14, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: In a brief statement issued this morning, the Holy See Press Office said that “the night passed calmly for the Pope. Further information will be provided later today.”
Pope Leo XIV underwent lung surgery yesterday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The lower lobe of the Pope’s right lung was removed, and the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, which is cancerous, was confirmed.
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