Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, on October 11, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, on October 11, 2026.
Pope Leo announced to the faithful today that doctors have found a “small, localized lump in my lung” and that he will have surgery to remove it in “the coming days.” He said he entrusts himself to our prayers.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week for a nodular lesion in his lung, with the recovery time expected to be a week. A statement Sunday from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, didn’t say when the…
Pope Leo said Sunday tests had discovered a nodule in his lung , which he will have removed surgically this week. The big picture: The first American pontiff, aged 71, is less than 18 months into a papacy that has been defined by public stances that put him at odds with the White House , including c…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican spokesman says pope’s lung surgery is planned for this week, with one-week recovery expected. Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks.
The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week for a nodular lesion in his lung, with the recovery time expected to be a week. A statement Sunday from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, didn’t say when the pope would be hospitalized, but that it would be in the "first days" of the we…
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has announced he will undergo surgery to remove a localized lung nodule. “During some check-ups, doctors discovered a localized nodule on my lung,” the 71-year-old pope told those gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday.
According to the Holy See Press Office, the pope’s surgery to remove a lung nodule is scheduled for this week, and the hospital stay is expected to be about one week.
Pontiff says it was detected at an early stage and procedure will take place in the coming days Pope Leo XIV has said he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks.
Pope Leo XIV announced this Sunday that doctors have discovered a localized nodule — a tumor — on one of his lungs and that he will be undergoing surgery later this week.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or well-localized.
