Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery
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Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi next week. The Vatican announced the cancellation on Friday. Doctors advised against the helicopter trip while the Pope recovers from lung cancer surgery.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised against the helicopter journey to the Italian town as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Friday.