Key Facts

• Pope Leo XIV had surgery on October 13 to remove the lower part of his right lung.
• He was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer.
• Follow-up tests show the cancer has not spread, so no further treatment is needed.
• The cancer was found by chance during routine abdominal exams, and the pope had no symptoms.
• Pope Leo has already resumed some official work and public appearances.
• Doctors say he can still take a planned trip to South America in November.
• The pope was discharged from the hospital four days after surgery.
• The surgery took place at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic.