What to know

• Pope Leo XIV has undergone a 90-minute operation at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome which saw surgeons remove the lower lobe of the 71-year-old’s right lung after finding a cancerous noduleS1
• Currently undergoing treatment for cancer himself, Charles will privately write to the PopeS2
• UK religious leaders have asked for people to pay for the leader of the world’s Catholics.S3
• 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.S4S5