Pope Leo to enter hospital on Tuesday for surgery on lung nodule
Doctors will remove the nodule to determine whether it is cancerous, and the Vatican has canceled all papal audiences through Oct. 20.
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV will enter Rome's Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical checks, marking his first hospitalization since becoming head of the Catholic Church 17 months ago.
- Unlike his predecessor Pope Francis, who typically kept health matters private, Leo announced the procedure himself on Sunday during Angelus prayers, describing the nodule as "at a very early stage" and "well-contained."
- Thoracic surgery expert Marco Scarci told AFP the operation is not "a particularly risky operation," while the American Thoracic Society reports fewer than 5% of such lung nodules prove cancerous.
- Vatican officials confirmed Leo has cancelled all public appointments until October 20; Church bureaucracy will continue operations during his recovery, though decisions requiring papal approval are held pending.
- Despite the surgery, Leo intends to proceed with his 11-day tour of Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru beginning November 6, though reaching pre-surgery fitness may require up to three months.
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Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV was expected to be admitted to a Rome hospital Tuesday for the removal of a lung nodule in an operation experts say will determine whether the lesion is malignant and if other treatment…
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV was expected to be admitted to a Rome hospital Tuesday for the removal of a lung nodule in an operation experts say will determine whether the lesion is malignant and if other treatment is needed. Leo has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed...
Pope Leo XIV will be admitted on Tuesday (13), in Rome, to undergo a surgery to remove a small nodule located in the lung. The Vatican informed that the procedure was recommended by doctors after the change was identified at an early stage and circumscribed. The expectation is that the 71-year-old Pontiff has about a week of recovery. The procedure should be performed at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, traditionally known for receiving…
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