Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer; Zelenskyy gives NPR interview
Pope Leo XIV, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given an interview to US public broadcaster NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the five-year mark.
Pope Leo XIV, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to US public media outlet NPR, which listed the news among its top stories on October 14.
Interview with Ukraine's president
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an interview to NPR. The conversation took place as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its fifth anniversary.
The source text gives no further details about the pope's condition or treatment, or about what Zelenskyy said in the interview. Such details are therefore not included here.
