Pope Leo will enter hospital Tuesday for lung-nodule surgery
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will enter Rome’s Gemelli hospital late Tuesday morning, October 13, for surgery to remove a localized lung nodule, with a hospital stay expected to last about a week.
Leo disclosed the finding himself at Sunday’s Angelus.
The Vatican says it followed routine examinations. The announced procedure and expected stay establish a near-term schedule; the disclosures do not establish whether the nodule is cancerous or how recovery will proceed. [1][2]
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will preside at the October 14 Mass associated with the Vatican’s family-ministry meeting. The meeting’s synthesis report will wait so that Leo can hear its conclusions and respond after leaving hospital. These are specific changes to public duties, not evidence of a general suspension of papal government. [1]
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- Vatican News · admission and schedule
October 12 official account by Salvatore Cernuzio. Tuesday late morning is Rome local time; no exact hour was announced. One week is an estimate.
- AP · Vatican reporting
October 12 reporting by Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia and Colleen Barry. Distinguishes confirmed plans from unknown pathology.
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