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Pope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis

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- Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
- What to know about Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis
- Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
- What we know about the Pope's lung cancer diagnosis
- Pope Leo recovering well after cancer surgery, Vatican says
- Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’
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