What we know
What we know: Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- Pope Leo XIV said he was proud to be an American and to exercise his right to vote in U.S. midterm elections
- The Vatican confirmed Leo had submitted a mail-in ballot in his hometown of Chicago
- The Oct. 30 Vatican statement said Leo had voted whenever he was eligible, citing his belief in civic participation
- Leo underwent surgery three weeks earlier to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung
- Doctors confirmed Leo had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, and removed the lower lobe of his right lung
- Leo is traveling on a three-nation, 12-day tour to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
What we don’t know yet
- Leo declined to comment on the outcome of the U.S. midterm election vote
Open questions
- What was the actual outcome of the U.S. midterm elections that Leo declined to discuss?
- Will Leo require any further medical treatment during his trip?
- How will Leo's health hold up over the full 12-day, three-nation tour?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.