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1. Follow-up: Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment after lung cancer surgery, Vatican says

   BBC reported that the Vatican said on Oct 21 that post-operative tissue tests confirmed the 71-year-old Pope Leo XIV had lung adenocarcinoma, consistent with the initial diagnosis, and that the disease was localised, with an oncology assessment confirming no further treatment is needed. The 90-minute operation on Oct 13 removed the lower lobe of his right lung; he left Rome's Gemelli hospital four days later, last weekend. On Wednesday he held his first weekly general audience in St Peter's Square since leaving hospital.

   Oct 22, 2026 Morning