Health
Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung surgery and has adenocarcinoma diagnosis confirmed
The 71-year-old pontiff remains hospitalized for at least seven days, with audiences canceled and fully maintaining his official duties without transfer of power.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Pope Leo XIV underwent thoracic surgery to remove a pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
- Who is affected
- Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican, and Catholic faithful.
- What changes
- The pontiff remains hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital for at least a week and had his schedule of audiences canceled until October 20.
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- Papa Leão XIV passa por cirurgia para retirada de nódulo no pulmão — g1 — mundo
- Papa Leão XIV pede orações após cirurgia para retirar tumor no pulmão; leia carta na íntegra — Estadão — internacional
- Papa Leão XIV pede orações por sua saúde após cirurgia para retirar tumor no pulmão; leia íntegra da carta — g1 — mundo
- Nódulo no pulmão é câncer? Entenda o diagnóstico do papa Leão 14 — Exame