Nation IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Archbishop Awaits Exploratory Surgery
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Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, archbishop of Chicago, checked into the Loyola University Medical Center for exploratory surgery to determine if he has pancreatic cancer. Tests have indicated that the 67-year-old cardinal has a tumor in his pancreas and an abnormality of the right kidney. Bernardin, who visited his mother before going to the hospital, received a telephone call from Pope John Paul II.
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