Pope Leo XIV recovers in hospital after lung cancer surgery, celebrates Mass, Vatican says

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How the sides differ Left sources emphasize his diagnosis and resumed duties; alternative sources add medical detail on recovery, further tests and the hospital chapel Mass, with broad overall agreement.

Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had a cancerous nodule or tumour removed from his right lung, the Vatican said. He celebrated Mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital within days of the operation, and some papal work has resumed. Doctors said tests confirmed continued improvement, and that recovery was progressing normally. Alternative sources add that further tests will show whether the cancer has spread, and that he is 71 and distributed Communion in a special chapel set up for him.

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Left · 2 sources NYThe New York TimesPope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know

• CBSCBS NewsPope Leo resumes some papal duties after surgery, Vatican says

Left outlets present the diagnosis and surgery as a recovery story, noting his Mass in hospital and return to some papal duties.

Alternative · 2 sources F2France 24Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass in hospital while recovering from lung cancer operation

• APAPPope's doctors say tests confirm continued improvement in his condition after cancer surgery

Alternative outlets stress medical updates: normal recovery, confirmed improvement, pending tests on possible spread, and details of the hospital Mass.

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