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Pope Leo XIV's cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future and the very recent past

Pope Leo XIV's cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future and the very recent past
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When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him. Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis announced Tuesday has thrown a question...

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