Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV has announced that helium volition acquisition country to region a nodule recovered successful his lung, assuring the faithful that it was detected astatine an aboriginal stage.

Speaking during his play Angelus code astatine St. Peter’s Square connected Sunday, the 71-year-old pontiff said caller aesculapian tests had revealed the lump.

“During caller aesculapian checks, a nodule connected my lung was found. It was detected astatine a precise aboriginal signifier and is precise localised,” helium told pilgrims.

He said doctors had advised that it beryllium removed and that helium had accepted their recommendation.

“The doctors judge it would beryllium close to intervene and so, pursuing their advice, I person decided to person the cognition to region it. The cognition is already planned successful the coming days,” the Pope said.

Shortly aft his announcement, the Vatican property bureau disclosed that the Pope was expected to request astir 1 week to retrieve aft the procedure.

Born successful Chicago, Leo became the archetypal American pope successful 2025 pursuing the decease of Pope Francis connected April 21, 2025, astatine the property of 88. Francis had spent respective weeks astatine Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, wherever pontiffs traditionally person treatment.

Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected caput of the Catholic Church, which has astir 1.4 billi...