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 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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They're going to remove a lung nodule, surgery that experts say will determine if the lesion is malignant and if another treatment is needed.
Pope Leo XIV was admitted to a Roman hospital on Tuesday to undergo surgery to remove a nodule found in his lung, but the cardinals said he seemed “very calm” about the procedure.
The pontiff is already at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, where he will be intervened this afternoon.
This intervention constitutes the first health alert for the American pope since his election on May 8, 2025.
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elnorte.comPope Leo XIV entered the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for his planned surgery in which he will be removed by a pulmonary nodule.
Pope Leo XIV enters Gemelli Hospital in Rome to undergo an operation before his tour of South America.
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