{
  "id": 14470616,
  "title": "King Charles writes to pope after lung cancer operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/king-charles-writes-to-pope-after-lung-cancer-operation-14470616",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:04:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/14/king-charles-writes-to-pope-after-lung-cancer-operation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Britain's King Charles III is writing to Pope Leo XIV following the latter's recent lung cancer surgery, according to a royal source. The 10th in line to the British throne, who is also the head of the Church of England, plans to send a private letter to the pope to convey his well wishes. Charles and Queen Camilla met Pope Leo last year at the Vatican, shortly after his election, becoming the first American pope. In Tuesday's operation, part of the pope's right lung was removed, and the world's 1.4 billion Catholics are now awaiting test results to determine if the cancer has spread. The monarch is still receiving treatment for an undisclosed cancer that was diagnosed in early 2024. As the supreme governor of the Church of England, which dates back to the 16th century, Charles has seen improvements in relations with the Catholic Church over the centuries. However, fractures emerged in 2016, particularly over the issue of women's ordination, which is prohibited within the Catholic Church. Last year, Charles made history by becoming the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope for 500 years during a service presided over by Pope Leo XIV and broadcast live on Vatican media.",
  "summary": "Part of Pope Leo XIV’s right lung was removed during surgery, and the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting test results to determine whether the cancer has spread.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "King Charles writes to pope after lung cancer operation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/king-charles-writes-to-pope-after-lung-cancer-operation",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:04:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}