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Pope Leo XIV cleared to leave hospital following lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV cleared to leave hospital following lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. The 71-year-old Leo had the lower lobe of his right lung removed after doct...

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