{
  "id": 20203627,
  "title": "Pope Leo visits high Andes, testing recovery from lung cancer surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/pope-leo-visits-high-andes-testing-recovery-from-lung-cancer-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-15T17:29:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3374515/pope-leo-visits-high-andes-testing-recovery-lung-cancer-surgery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV visited the high-altitude city of Cusco on Sunday, marking the most physically demanding part of his South American tour. The 71-year-old US-born pontiff, who had part of a lung removed during surgery a month ago, traveled to the former Inca capital situated at more than 3,400 metres (11,000ft) above sea level.\n\nAccording to the Malay Mail, the Pope refused to remove the visit to the Unesco World Heritage Site from his itinerary despite the altitude. During the visit, he is scheduled to climb to the Saqsaywaman hilltop fortress to meet with representatives of popular Catholic devotion. This trip follows an intense 12-day journey through Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.\n\nRTE News reports that the Vatican confirmed in late October that the Pope's apostolic trip to Latin America would proceed on 6 November. The Malay Mail notes that the Pope, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, served as a missionary in Peru for nearly two decades.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/huge-crowds-and-low-vaccination-rates-raise-measles-alarms-as-pope",
        "published": "2026-11-14T05:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Determined Pope travels to Latin America after surgery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/determined-pope-travels-to-latin-america-after-surgery",
        "published": "2026-11-15T07:02:22.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/fmd-vaccination-coverage-surpasses-90-as-south-africa-begins-booster",
        "published": "2026-11-15T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}