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Pope Leo XIV to have surgery for an early-stage lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV is being admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome for treatment of a lung nodule.
He said the nodule was at a very early stage and well located, and doctors’ treatment plan includes surgery, possibly on the day of his admission.
The Vatican has cancelled the Pope’s audiences through October 20 to allow for recovery.
The Pope has not yet confirmed whether he will lead next Sunday’s Angelus, as that depends on his recovery after surgery.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will celebrate tomorrow’s Mass in St Peter’s Square in his place.
The Pope plans to review the final document from a family summit after leaving hospital.
Pope Leo XIV is being admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery on a lung nodule.
The Pope said the nodule was at a very early stage and well localized.
The Vatican has canceled his audiences through October 20 for his recovery.
The timing of his next Sunday Angelus remained uncertain.
- Who
- Pope Leo XIV.
- What
- He is undergoing surgery for a lung nodule described as very early-stage and well localized.
- When
- He was due to be admitted on October 13, 2026, with surgery possibly the same day.
- Where
- Gemelli hospital in Rome.
- Why
- Doctors proposed a treatment plan for the lung nodule, which the Pope agreed to follow.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
After the Angelus in St Peter’s Square, the Pope announced that he had a lung nodule.
The Pope held his scheduled morning audiences but did not attend a session of an international family summit.
The Pope was due to be admitted to Gemelli hospital, with surgery possibly taking place that day.
The Prefecture of the Papal Household canceled all scheduled papal audiences for the recovery period.
- Hospital
- Gemelli hospital, Rome
- Nodule
- Very early-stage and well localized
- Admission
- October 13, 2026
- Audiences canceled through
- October 20
- Surgery
- Possibly on the day of admission
What people are saying
in a very early stage and well localized
We expected it, given the situation, but it comforts us that the Pope announced his illness with serenity
Are we worried? Yes, but he reassures us with his calm
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