# Pope Leo's Cancer Diagnosis Sparks Vatican Reflection

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3372351/pope-leos-cancer-game-changer-papacy-vatican-foreign-minister-says

Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis has prompted a shift in Catholic views on his health and papacy. Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher described it as a 'game changer'. The pope underwent surgery on October 13 with localized cancer, no spread reported.

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