Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after successful surgery

Summary

The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, which it said was successful. This follows earlier reports that he would undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule.

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1. Axios

   13 Oct 2026, 20:26 UTCSource ↗

   Axios reports that the Vatican announced Pope Leo's lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis after saying his surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung was successful.