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Pope Leo XIV underwent a successful surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. A tissue examination also confirmed a lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis, the Vatican reported. Doctors had suspected lung cancer prior to the operation, according to Vatican News.