{
  "id": 14652628,
  "title": "Pope Leo XIV has 'good night' in hospital after lung surgery, Vatican says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pope-leo-xiv-has-good-night-in-hospital-after-lung-surgery-vatican",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:18:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/pope-leo-xiv-has-good-night-in-hospital-after-lung-surgery-vatican-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV experienced a good night in the hospital after undergoing lung cancer surgery, according to the Vatican. The 71-year-old leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics got up from his bed and had breakfast on Thursday, the Vatican reported via Telegram. On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV underwent an operation at Rome's Gemelli hospital to remove a nodule from his lung. Following the procedure, doctors confirmed that the growth was cancerous and had to remove part of his right lung. Vatican sources indicated that the pope's recovery was progressing as expected, with him even celebrating mass in a designated room on the 10th floor of the hospital on Wednesday. The Vatican stated that the pope's recovery was expected to take around a week before his audiences were canceled from October 20. Notable figures, including US President Donald Trump, have extended their well-wishes to the ailing pontiff, with Trump expressing relief at the optimistic prognosis.",
  "summary": "After the procedure at Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday, the Vatican revealed that the growth was cancerous and that surgeons had removed part of his right lung.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Pope recovery on track after lung surgery, say doctors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/pope-recovery-on-track-after-lung-surgery-say-doctors",
        "published": "2026-10-14T22:10:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}