Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

3m 33 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRorey BosottiBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-10-11 · 11:55 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

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Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in the coming days after a nodule was discovered on his lung during a medical check-up. The 71-year-old pontiff announced the news during his weekly Sunday prayers, stating that the nodule was identified at a very early stage and is well-contained. His medical team recommended intervention, and the Pope has agreed to the operation, which is scheduled for early next week at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. The Holy See Press Office spokesperson indicated that Pope Leo is expected to recover within approximately one week. The Pope thanked pilgrims for their spiritual closeness and asked for their prayers.

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The nodule was described as 'early, well-localised' and 'well-contained'.

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Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in the coming days after a nodule was found on his lung.

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The operation will take place at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

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The Pope is expected to take about a week to recover.

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The operation is scheduled for the first days of next week.

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Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated "in the coming days" after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check up."The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung," he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Peter's Square in Rome.The 71-year-old pontiff said his medical team "believe it would be right to intervene" and he had agreed to the operation.Pope Leo reassured pilgrims that the mass was "well-contained" and caught "at an early stage".He concluded his Angelus prayer by thanking everyone for their "spiritual closeness" and said he entrusted himself to their prayers.Holy See Press Office spokesperson Matteo Bruni told the media that "the operation is scheduled for the first days of next week".Bruni added that the Pope is expected to take about a week to recover.Vatican News, the Holy See's news portal, said the operation will take place at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

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