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What's the Pope's prognosis?

NPR | By Jason DeRose,
Scott Detrow
Published October 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM MDT

Pope Leo is resting in a Roman hospital after undergoing lung surgery to remove a cancerous growth, according to the Vatican. Meanwhile, experts are weighin in about what this health scare means for the 71-year-old pontiff and his papacy?

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Jason DeRose
Jason DeRose covers religion for NPR News.
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