Nation IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Archbishop Awaits Exploratory Surgery
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
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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