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The 71-year-old is recovering in Rome's Gemelli hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his lung.
Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican said.
The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.
Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung cancer for Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican said in a medical update after he underwent surgery.
Pope Leo XIV underwent a successful surgery Tuesday to remove a lung nodule, according to the Vatican.
The Pope's surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs went "successfully and according to plan", the Vatican says.
