Pope Leo XIV has been found to have lung cancer after undergoing a successful surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, as revealed by the Vatican. The 71-year-old pope underwent an operation whereby the lower lobe of his right lung was removed following a localized growth that doctors identified through recent medical tests.
Lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, has been confirmed by the Vatican’s medical bulletin as the disease that the Pope is suffering from. This has been verified through tissue testing done during the course of the operation.
Pope Leo XIV Health Latest Update: Details Of The Lung Surgery
The Pope Leo XIV was admitted to the University Hospital Agostino Gemelli in Rome on October 13 for an operation involving the removal of a small localized nodule in the lung. The decision to conduct this surgery was made on October 11 by the Pope himself during his address of the Angelus prayer.
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It is reported by the Vatican that the surgery took about 90 minutes; however, the Pope was in the operating room for three hours. The surgery involved the removal of the lower lobe of the right lung using video-assisted technology.
The Vatican reported that the surgery went well and the Pope was awake after the surgery as usual. Having observed him for some time, he was taken back to his hospital room for his further rehabilitation.
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