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The Pope is eating and walking around as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, Vatican reveals

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Pope Leo XIV is recovering well from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, according to the Vatican. The 71-year-old underwent a 90-minute procedure on Tuesday and has since resumed eating and walking. Doctors Dr. Luigi Carbone and Dr. Stefano Margaritora report that recovery is proceeding as planned without complications. This disclosure marks a shift towards greater transparency about the pope’s health, differing from previous papacies where such information was tightly controlled by the Vatican.

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Pope Leo XIV, aged 71, underwent successful surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove a cancerous mass from his right lung. The procedure lasted approximately 90 minutes, and initial tests confirmed he has the most common type of lung cancer, known as adenocarcinoma. According to doctors Dr. Luigi Carbone and Dr. Stefano Margaritora, Pope Leo is recovering well and has begun walking and eating normally in his hospital room.

The papal nodule was detected early during a routine medical check-up and described as "well-contained" by the Pope himself. He made this announcement during his weekly Sunday noon blessing on October 11th. The Vatican confirmed that surgery took place on October 13th, with an expected recovery period of about one week.

Leo's doctors noted that the surgery was radical, aiming to remove all suspect tissue and minimize lingering cancer traces. Further tests are pending to determine if additional treatments will be required. Pope Leo has a major trip planned from November 6-17 to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru; it is unclear whether his recovery timeline might affect this itinerary.

This development marks the first significant health issue of Pope Leo’s papacy, which began in May 2025 when he was elected as the first American pope. His announcement of the surgery has been seen as a new approach to transparency regarding his health status.

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American Gemelli Hospital Italy Rome Vatican

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Leo PERSON · 8× Vatican ORG · 5× American NORP · 2× Francis PERSON · 2× Luigi Carbone PERSON · 2× Peru GPE · 2× Rome GPE · 2× Gemelli Hospital ORG · 1× Leo XIV PERSON · 1× Stefano Margaritora PERSON · 1×

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Pope Leo talks with his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, upon arriving at Gemelli Hospital ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Italy, October 13, 2026 Pope Leo (pictured on Tuesday) is eating regularly and has begun walking after undergoing surgery The press office pointed to the medical statement's mention of the 'radical' removal of the lobe as an indication that doctors took out all suspect tissue in hopes of removing any lingering traces of the cancer.

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The Pope is eating and walking around as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, Vatican reveals · assertive framing

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Pope Leo XIV is eating regularly and has begun walking after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican has revealed. asserted

Vatican → eat → lung

The Pontiff, 71, went in for a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday morning after a lesion was found on his chest and was later diagnosed with cancer after having part of his lung removed. Vatican doctors Dr. Luigi Carbone and thoracic surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora on Wednesday confirmed a normal post-operative recovery for Leo. asserted

Carbone → go → Leo

'The Holy Father underwent respiratory physiotherapy and has begun walking in his room. asserted

Father → undergo → room

He resumed his regular diet and had breakfast and lunch,' they said, adding: 'Recovery is proceeding as planned.' The surgery on Tuesday showed the pope has the most common type of lung cancer, known as lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin late on Tuesday. asserted

Vatican → resume → Tuesday

The revelation - within a few hours of an operation that was announced by Leo himself - offered further evidence that the American pontiff is taking a new approach to communicating about his health. asserted

pontiff → announce → health

The Vatican said the surgery lasted approximately 90 minutes and was successful, with no complications. asserted

surgery → say → complications

Doctors were waiting for the results of further tests before deciding on a course of treatment, the Vatican said. asserted

Vatican → wait → treatment

doctors → talk → cancer

The right lung has three sections or lobes while the left has two. asserted

left → have → two

After one lobe is removed, the rest of the lung can gradually compensate, especially in otherwise healthy and physically active people. asserted

rest → remove → people

Leo is known to be sporty, with weekly tennis games and swimming. asserted

Leo → know → games

The American pontiff has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his 17-month papacy. asserted

pontiff → offer → papacy

He revealed the discovery of the nodule, or growth, on his lung during his Sunday noon prayer, announcing it to the world on live television almost as an aside at the end of his blessing. asserted

He → reveal → blessing

The Vatican has long been secretive about the health of popes and tightly controlled any such information - a practice encapsulated in the popular Italian saying, ' The pope is fine until he's dead.' St. John XXIII died in 1963, nearly a year after doctors diagnosed stomach cancer that was kept hidden at the time. asserted

that → control → time

St. John Paul II died in 2005 after suffering for years from the obvious effects of Parkinson's disease that the Vatican only confirmed after he died. asserted

he → die → that

Pope Francis seemed more up front about his health problems, giving an Argentine doctor a tell-all interview for a book about his physical and mental health. But in the end Francis, too, tightly controlled the information that was released in his dying months. asserted

that → seem → months

Leo pictured outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 asserted

Leo → picture → Rome

The Vatican on Monday canceled all Leo's audiences through October 20. asserted

Vatican → cancel → October

But there was no word on whether he would be able to keep his planned trip to South America next month. asserted

he → be → America

Oncology surgeons often advise patients not to fly for three weeks after surgery - which would give the pope just enough time to make his planned November 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. asserted

which → advise → Uruguay

But whether he can go will depend on his recovery. asserted

go → go → recovery

The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru. asserted

Leo → call → Peru