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Pope Leo XIV starts respiratory physical therapy a day after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV starts respiratory physical therapy a day after lung cancer surgery

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
In the first medical update provided by the Vatican since the pope's lung cancer diagnosis, the pope's doctors said Oct. 14 that the pope's "recovery is proceeding as expected." The post Pope Leo XIV starts respiratory physical therapy a day after lung cancer surgery first appeared on OSV News.