The Vatican press office has said doctors expect the pope's recovery to take around a week. Pope Leo XIV is to undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule — a small growth of dense tissue inside the lung. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Vatican press office has said doctors expect the pope's recovery to take around a week. That would make it possible for him to leave for his visit to Latin America as planned on 6 November.S1

• Pope Leo XIV is to undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule — a small growth of dense tissue inside the lung. Here is what to know about the procedure.S2

• Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule discovered in his lung during recent medical examinations. The 71-year-old pontiff disclosed this on Sunday during his weekly Angelus address to worshippers gathered in St Peter’s...S3