3 days ago · Rome
Pope Leo slept well after cancer surgery, but recovery could take ‘longer than expected’
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What we know
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from cancer surgery could take “longer than expected,” the president of Peru warned Wednesday, as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church continued to mend at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
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Pope Leo slept well after cancer surgery, but recovery could take ‘longer than expected’
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