I had the same type of lung cancer as Pope Leo. It reminded me what it means to live.

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   I had the same type of lung cancer as Pope Leo. It reminded me what it means to live. ↗ (opens America Magazine)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Ever since the news broke that Pope Leo’s diagnosis, the early frames of my own lung cancer story have been looping and re-looping through my mind.

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