The surgery marks the 71-year-old Leo’s first hospitalisation since he became head of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Vatican said the 71-year-old pontiff has returned to his room in Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Pope Leo XIV's underwent an operation at a Rome hospital Tuesday to remove a nodule from his lung that was "successfully completed", the Vatican said.Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital smiling and wavi...

Pope Leo XIV's surgery on Tuesday to remove a small growth on one of his lungs went successfully and as planned, the Vatican said, about ​seven hours after the pontiff was hospitalized.

Pope ​Leo had a lower lobe ​of his right lung removed during surgery on Tuesday ​and ‌was diagnosed with lung ⁠adenocarcinoma, a common form of ‌lung cancer, the Vatican said in ⁠a medical bulletin. The…