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Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove part of his right lung after being diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. He was discharged Saturday and will gradually resume activities.
Pope Leo needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. He left the hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery and well ahead of the week-long hospital stay the Vatican had initially...
Doctors say they are seeing 'continued improvement' after the US-born pope had a lump removed from his lung on Tuesday.
Pope Leo is expected to leave hospital on Saturday afternoon following surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said, after blood tests and chest imaging found him fit to return home. He will lead prayers from his flat at the Vatican to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, his first public engagement since he went into hospital. The 71-year-old has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in an...
Doctors says the 71-year-old pontiff is showing steady improvement since having part of his right lung removed on Tuesday.
World leaders, Catholics across the globe and senior cardinals at the Vatican offered prayers for Pope Leo on Wednesday after doctors announced the 71-year-old pontiff had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of one lung removed. The cancer diagnosis for a pope known to be relatively young and energetic and who was elected only in May 2025 caused shock.
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up normally" after the procedure, the Vatican said. A Vatican source said further tests were being carried out to determine if the cancer had spread. "To ensure the procedure was radical, the lower lobe of the right lung was removed," the Vatican said in a statement. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a small lung growth went well and as expected
New York Times Correspondent and Former Rome Bureau Chief Jason Horowitz tells Bloomberg This Weekend how his 25 years reporting from Italy gave him a firsthand view of the Vatican, papal transitions and the country's evolving political landscape. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Horowitz discusses his new memoir, The Italian Job, and how Italy's political experiments, from Silvio Berlusconi to Giorgia Meloni, offer insights into broader global trends. (Source: Bloomberg)