{"id":56772,"date":"2026-10-14T08:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=56772"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:02:10","slug":"iran-shifting-tactics-to-step-up-attacks-on-shipping-before-us-vote-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/iran-shifting-tactics-to-step-up-attacks-on-shipping-before-us-vote-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BBC<\/strong>: Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin.<\/p>\n

The 71-year-old underwent a 90 minute surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.<\/p>\n

“The operation was successful and there were no complications,” the Vatican said. “After the operation, the Pope awoke normally and returned after a brief period of observation to his room,” it added.<\/p>\n

The lump was first detected during what the Vatican has described as “routine checks”. The Pope is expected to remain in hospital for about a week.<\/p>\n

Earlier, large crowds waited for hours outside the hospital for the Pope.<\/p>\n

They cheered greetings and well wishes as he passed, while he waved and smiled back through the lowered back window of his car.<\/p>\n

He was then met by staff on the hospital steps. “I’m sorry,” one of them commiserated, to which the Pope gave a smile and a shrug. “We’re here for you,” he was assured.<\/p>\n

In its statement, the Vatican said the whole lower lobe of the Pope’s right lung was removed “to ensure the procedure was radical”.A Vatican source told Agence France-Presse news agency further tests were being carried out to see if there was any sign the cancer had spread.<\/p>\n

It was Leo XIV himself who on Sunday announced news of his operation to the world, speaking from the balcony in St Peter’s Square after delivering the traditional Angelus blessing.<\/p>\n

He said the nodule, or growth, on his lung was “contained” and had been found “at a very early stage”, but that doctors had advised him to have it removed.<\/p>\n

Gemelli’s thoracic surgery team operated on the Pope, whose schedule has already been cleared until 20 October to give him time to recover.<\/p>\n

Nodules are quite common and not necessarily cancerous, but after it was examined the medical team confirmed it was pulmonary adenocarcinoma, “as suspected by pre-operative tests”, the Vatican said.<\/p>\n

The Vatican has stressed that the pontiff, who is generally thought to be fit, had no symptoms of infection or illness.<\/p>\n

Cardinal Kikuchi Tarcisio Isao of Tokyo wrote on social media that he’d had an audience with Pope Leo on Monday, and said the pontiff felt “nothing wrong” physically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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