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Pope Leo XIVwas diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his lung.
The Vatican confirmed that the pope, 71, underwent thoracic surgery “as scheduled” on Tuesday, October 13, during which tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma.
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Pope Leo XIV’s Surgery Was ‘Successful’
“The surgery was successful, and there were no complications,” the Vatican said in a bulletin after the 90-minute procedure. “To ensure a radical resection, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed using a video-assisted technique. Intraoperative histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, as suspected from pre-operative tests.”
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Pope Leo Said the Nodule Was Discovered ‘at a Very Early Stage’
The religious leader first revealed that doctors discovered a “nodule” on his lung on Sunday, October 11, while addressing a crowd gathered in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square.
The pope said the growth had been detected “at a very early stage” and was “well contained.”
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