Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at Rome's Agostino Gemelli University Hospital on Tuesday, 13 October. A postoperative medical bulletin confirmed pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a type of lung cancer.
The Vatican said the operation was completed successfully and as planned, with no complications reported. The 71-year-old pontiff returned to his hospital room following the procedure. According to the medical bulletin, he spent about three hours in the operating room, including approximately 90 minutes undergoing surgery.
