Vatican says Pope Leo’s lung nodule surgery was successfully completed

Source: New York Post

“Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a lung nodule and the Vatican said the operation was completed ‘successfully, on schedule and as planned.’ The 71-year-old Leo returned to his room after the surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from the Vatican spokesman, who promised further information at a later time. Leo had walked into Rome’s Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of well-wishers who had gathered to greet him.” (10/13/26)

https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/world-news/pope-leo-xiv-arrives-at-romes-gemelli-hospital-ahead-of-surgery-to-remove-lung-nodule/