Pope Leo’s lung nodule surgery was successful, Vatican says
The 71-year-old Leo returned to his room after the surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from the Vatican spokesman.
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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of his lung
Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The pope was diagnosed on Tuesday with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung during an operation. The 71-year-old pontiff had been admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital after doctors discovered a growth during...
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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of lung
Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed a part of his right lung on Tuesday, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, marking a significant health setback for the 71-year-old pontiff. The pope has lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of cancer, with tissue tests conducted during the operation confirming what doctors had suspected from preparatory examinations, the bulletin said...
Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer as doctors remove lobe of lung, Vatican says
Pope Leo was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer after doctors removed a lower lobe of his right lung in surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin. The 71-year-old pontiff has lung adenocarcinoma, with tissue tests conducted during the operation confirming what doctors had suspected from preparatory examinations, the bulletin said. The pope was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli h...
Pope Leo’s lung surgery successfully completed, Vatican says
Pope Leo’s surgery on Tuesday to remove a small growth on one of his lungs went successfully and as planned, the Vatican said, about seven hours after the pontiff was hospitalised for the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure. Leo, 71, was treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for the removal of the small nodule, which the pontiff said on Sunday had been spotted early during a recent check...
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Former gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur murder
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Australian politics live: Chalmers urges against mocking, cancelling or talking down to One Nation supporters
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RHOP star Mia Thornton faces felony theft charge over alleged $11,000 Atlanta condo furniture removal
Former The Real Housewives of Potomac star Mia Thornton faces a felony theft-by-taking charge over allegations that she and Jared McGriff removed furniture and a television worth approximately $11,000 from a furnished Atlanta condo in October 2025. The case follows Thornton’s November airport arrest over an outstanding larceny warrant. The allegations remain unresolved in court.
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sentenced to 40 years to life over Tupac Shakur’s murder
‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentencedTupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the caseDuane “Keffe D” Davis, the former California gang leader convicted of murder for orchestrating the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.“For three years, ...
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Tupac Shakur murder: ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison
A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, found guilty of first-degree murder in August, received the penalty during a hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom. ...
France's youth undergoing 'a crisis of hope'
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Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer as growth removed in surgery
Vatican says the pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in an operation that was concluded ‘successfully, on schedule and as planned’ at hospital in RomePope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican said late on Tuesday.Leo, 71, underwent an operation and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, with tests confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulleti...
Pope Leo undergoes surgery to remove growth on lung
Vatican says operation concluded ‘successfully, on schedule and as planned’ at hospital in RomePope Leo underwent an operation on Tuesday to remove a small growth from his lung, which the Vatican said concluded “successfully, on schedule and as planned”.In a rare moment of Vatican transparency, Leo, 71, said during his angelus prayer on Sunday that doctors had found a small nodule on his lung duri...
Billionaire wins appeal overturning A$23.4 million tax bill tied to Tasmania's Woolnorth dairy estate
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