Vatican says operation on US-born head of Roman Catholic church was ‘successful’. Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer surgery has exposed a Vatican leadership loophole, with no automatic successor if he becomes incapacitated Read Full Article at RT.com Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Vatican says operation on US-born head of Roman Catholic church was ‘successful’. Plus, after six decades in the US, Joni Mitchell has become a citizenGood morning. Pope Leo XIV, the head of the 1.4 billion-strong Roman Catholic church, has been diagnosed with...S1

• Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer surgery has exposed a Vatican leadership loophole, with no automatic successor if he becomes incapacitated Read Full Article at RT.comS2

• Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery Wednesday, a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung. Part of the pope's right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is awa...S3

• Doctors remove part of pope’s right lung to eliminate cancerous tissue Pope expected to remain in hospital about a week, Vatican said earlier November 6 to 17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru remains unclear VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in...S4

• The Pontiff stayed in Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung which confirmed cancer diagnosisS5

• The Pope spent a peaceful night in hospital after having surgery to treat lung cancer, the Vatican said.S6

• ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent a tranquil night in Rome's Gemelli hospital following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and a confirmed cancer diagnosis, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.S7