Summary Reports Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery for Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery in Rome.
Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News, VA, October 13, 2026 —
A supplied trend summary says Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery in Rome to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. It does not provide a date for the diagnosis or operation, or identify the source of the information.
Details about the procedure and the pope’s condition were not included. The summary does not name the hospital or medical team, describe when the surgery took place, or say how he was doing afterward. It also provides no information about further treatment, recovery or prognosis.
No official statement, medical records or other corroborating material was provided with the summary. As a result, the reported diagnosis and surgery cannot be independently verified from the information available here. The summary also does not explain the circumstances that led to the diagnosis or operation.
The available account is limited to the reported diagnosis, the removal of the lower lobe of the right lung and Rome as the location of the surgery. No additional timeline or follow-up information was supplied.
Story summarized from the original created by NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press on www.wavy.com, see more information here.
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