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Pope Leo admitted to hospital for operation to remove growth on lung

Pope Leo, 71, has been admitted to a Rome hospital to have a small lung nodule removed in a low-risk operation after it was found during a routine check-up.

Leo arrived at the hospital on Tuesday for the surgery, which is deemed low risk and could take place this afternoon

The Long Sip
What happened

Pope Leo has been admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital to have a small growth removed from his lung, discovered during a routine check-up.

The detail

The 71-year-old pontiff told crowds at St Peter's Square the nodule was well-contained and detected early, and he was following his doctors' advice to operate.

What it means

The operation is deemed low risk and will determine whether the nodule is malignant, with all his appointments cancelled until 20 October.

For you

The Vatican says the nodule was caught early and the operation is deemed low risk, with all papal appointments cancelled until 20 October.

Full story at The Guardian

What readers are saying

CoastalDeborah
It is quite a relief that this was picked up during a routine check-up rather than waiting for symptoms to appear. The Vatican secretary mentioned it came out of the blue, which is often the case with these sorts of things. Hopefully the stay in the private wing is brief and he is back to his tennis and duties soon.
Wayne
Does the report indicate if he has ever been a smoker given his Chicago background and the location of the nodule?
UncleTiny
The temporary move to a regular private room is necessary because the official papal suite is currently under renovation. It is also significant that Cardinal Tagle is stepping in for the audience, as he was only just elected dean of the college of cardinals last week.
Tracey
The cardinal called it a bolt out of the blue yet Leo himself mentioned it quite openly during the angelus the previous Sunday. That early public disclosure seems more planned than sudden.
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