Following post-surgery checkup, Pope Leo will proceed with Latin America trip, Vatican confirms
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his upcoming trip to Latin America following a post-surgery checkup. The 71-year-old pontiff is scheduled to visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17.
The confirmation indicates that the Pope's recovery from a lung cancer surgery performed on October 13 is progressing on track. With his health assessed as fit enough for international travel, the Vatican has cleared the journey to go ahead as originally planned next month.
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Express Tribune (Karachi, Pakistan)Focuses on health status and lung cancer surgery recovery.