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The Vatican reports he is recovering well, walking and eating normally, though questions remain about the extent of the cancer and its impact on his upcoming tour.","category":"Politics","area":"Latin America","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T16:45:50.141Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-14T16:03:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T16:45:50.141Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":60,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to the Vatican, and two independent outlets are cited.","critic":"The story is clearly written, fact is kept separate from comment, and it states what happens next.","hype":"The language used is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or manufactured urgency."}},"tags":["#PopeLeo","#Vatican","#CancerSurgery","#HealthNews","#LatinAmericaTour"],"entities":["Pope Leo","Vatican","Stefano Margaritora","Luigi Carbone","Keiko Fujimori"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Pope Leo has had surgery to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer.","The Vatican stated that the pontiff is recovering as expected, walking in his hospital room and eating normally.","Doctors Stefano Margaritora and Luigi Carbone confirmed the surgery was completed without complications.","The Vatican has not changed the dates for Pope Leo's planned tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17, though Peru's president suggested dates could change."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pope Leo has undergone surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. The Vatican confirmed on Wednesday that the 71-year-old pontiff is recovering as expected, walking in his hospital room and eating normally. Doctors Stefano Margaritora and Luigi Carbone stated the surgery was completed without complications. The diagnosis is lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Vatican has stated that nothing has changed regarding Pope Leo's planned tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17. However, Peru's president, Keiko Fujimori, suggested that the dates for the visit could change due to the recovery time required."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on travel plans"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Vatican press office stated that Pope Leo's planned tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17 has not changed. 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