Pope Leo XIV resumes work from the hospital as doctors say his lung has recovered well from surgery

October 15, 2026

The pope had the lower right lobe of his right lung removed on Tuesday after doctors identified a suspected cancerous nodule. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

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