2026_vatican_pope_surgery Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-14 : statue of John Paul II in front the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 14 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP - NO BOOKS

2026_vatican_pope_surgery Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-14 : statue of John Paul II in front the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 14 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP - NO BOOKS

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2026_vatican_pope_surgery Italy, Rome,Vatican 2026-10-14 : statue of John Paul II in front the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 14 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Copyright Alessia Giuliani CPP - NO BOOKS

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