The brief
Pope Leo will have surgery this week after a small growth was detected on his lung. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a medical check-up. “The doctors found an early, well-localised nodule on my lung,” he told the public during his weekly Sunday prayers in St Pet...S3
- VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage”. “During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung was found. It has been detected at a...S4
- Nodule detected at a very early stage, pontiff saysS5
