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Special report: Vatican says Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery

Special report: Vatican says Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery
NBC News Tuesday 13 October 2026, 20:48 UTC 1 min read
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Pope Leo to visit La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on 100th anniversary of Gaudí's death 03:22 Pope Leo issues new warning on artificial intelligence 01:43 Pope Leo warns some AI weapons ‘practically beyond’ human control 01:15 Rubio’s high-stakes meeting with Pope Leo 01:29

Pope Leo to visit La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on 100th anniversary of Gaudí's death 03:22 Pope Leo issues new warning on artificial intelligence 01:43 Pope Leo warns some AI weapons ‘practically beyond’ human control 01:15 Rubio’s high-stakes meeting with Pope Leo 01:29 Pope Leo: 'Not in my interest' to debate President Trump 01:20 ‘I have the right to disagree with the pope,’ Trump says 02:19 Pope Leo tells NBC News he has ‘no fear’ of the Trump administration 00:40 Trump blasts Pope Leo following criticism over war 01:00 Pope Leo Marks Good Friday With Cross Procession at Colosseum 01:46 Pope Leo celebrates Christmas Mass at the Vatican 03:13 On way home from Lebanon, Pope Leo warns against U.S. incursion into Venezuela 02:32 Special report: Vatican says Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery 10:50 Copied Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican announced. NBC News' Anne Thompson explains why the operation was characterized as "radical" and Claudio Lavanga reports on the expected recovery timeline.Oct. 13, 2026
Vatican (LOCATION) Leo (PERSON) La Sagrada Familia (LOCATION) Barcelona (LOCATION) Gaudí (PERSON) Rubio (PERSON) Leo 01:29 (PERSON) Trump (PERSON) NBC News (ORG) Leo Marks (PERSON) Colosseum (ORG) Lebanon (LOCATION) U.S. (LOCATION) Venezuela (LOCATION) Leo XIV (PERSON)
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