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What happened today: 2026-10-14

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

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Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
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Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says

Vatican says pontiff had lower lobe of right lung removed in ‘successful, on schedule and as planned’ operation in Rome Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican said late on Tuesday. Leo, 71, underwent an operation and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, with tests confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, which followed an earlier statement saying the pope’s operation had concluded “successfully, on schedule and as planned”. Continue reading...

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