Pope speaks with Putin while recovering from lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV continued official duties during recovery, including a phone call with Vladimir Putin.
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Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV told worshippers he would gradually return to duties after lung surgery.
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