Pope to enter hospital on Tuesday for lung operation
The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule will mark Pope Leo's first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV is set to undergo a lung operation at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday morning, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed. The 71-year-old pontiff announced the surgery after his weekly prayers, stating that doctors had discovered a pulmonary nodule during recent medical examinations. This marks the first hospitalization for Pope Leo since he ascended to the Catholic Church leadership on May 8, 2025.
Vatican officials expect the one-week surgery to remove the small growth of tissue to leave the pope in recovery for approximately a week.
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