Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV is starting a long trip to Latin America. This journey comes only three weeks after he had surgery for lung cancer. The tour includes a visit to Peru. He spent many years serving as a priest in that country. This visit is described as a homecoming.
Pope Leo XIV is beginning a lengthy trip to Latin America just three weeks after surgery for lung cancer - a tour that includes a much-anticipated "homecoming" to Peru where he was a priest for many years.