Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he would have surgery to remove a small growth on his lung that was discovered during a recent health checkup.Read more trending news The 71-year-old pontiff spoke about his upcoming surgery during his weekly blessing from St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, The New York Times reported.“During some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung,” the pope, 71, told the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear his weekly blessing and prayer. He added that the growth had been detected at “a very early stage,” but doctors advised that it would be best to intervene.Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the pope would be hospitalized in the “first days” of this week and that his recovery would take about a week, according to the newspaper.Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized.