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  "id": 14375472,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after successful surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pope-leo-xiv-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-after-successful-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
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    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/128327/pope-leo-xiv-diagnosed-with-lung-cancer-after-successful-surgery"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "POPE Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing successful surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. AP reported on Wednesday that a medical bulletin issued after Tuesday’s operation confirmed a diagnosis...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Scant details so far on Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/scant-details-so-far-on-pope-leos-lung-cancer-diagnosis",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:41:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "What to Know About Pope Leo’s Lung Cancer Diagnosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/what-to-know-about-pope-leos-lung-cancer-diagnosis",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:03:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Pope’s lung surgery successful – Vatican",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/popes-lung-surgery-successful-vatican",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:30:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis confirmed after surgery to remove tumour from right lung",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pope-leos-cancer-diagnosis-confirmed-after-surgery-to-remove-tumour",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:34:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}