{"id":387749,"date":"2026-10-14T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-has-lung-cancer-vatican-reveals-diagnosis-and-details-of-surgery-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:00:30","slug":"pope-leo-has-lung-cancer-vatican-reveals-diagnosis-and-details-of-surgery-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leo-has-lung-cancer-vatican-reveals-diagnosis-and-details-of-surgery-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo has lung cancer &#8211; Vatican reveals diagnosis and details of surgery | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ewijnM_2kyc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo has lung cancer - Vatican reveals diagnosis and details of surgery | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ewijnM_2kyc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has had surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin.<\/p>\n<p>The 71-year-old underwent a 90 minute operation on Tuesday at Rome&#8217;s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.<\/p>\n<p>The lump was first detected during what the Vatican has described as &quot;routine checks&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, large crowds gathered outside the hospital to greet the Pope, with some waiting for several hours. They cheered greetings and well wishes as he passed, while he waved and smiled back through the lowered back window of his car.<br \/>\nHe was then met by staff on the hospital steps. &quot;I&#8217;m sorry,&quot; one of them commiserated, to which the Pope gave a smile and a shrug. &quot;We&#8217;re here for you,&quot; he was assured.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the Vatican said the whole lower lobe of the Pope&#8217;s right lung was removed &quot;to ensure the procedure was radical&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>A Vatican source told Agence France-Presse news agency that further tests are being carried out to see if there was any sign the cancer had spread.<\/p>\n<p>Leo XIV  announced news of his operation to the world on Sunday, without at that time confirming that he was suffering from cancer.  Speaking from the balcony in St Peter&#8217;s Square after delivering the traditional Angelus blessing, he said the nodule, or growth, on his lung was &quot;contained&quot; and had been found &quot;at a very early stage&quot;, but that doctors had advised him to have it removed.<\/p>\n<p>Nodules are quite common and not necessarily cancerous, but after it was examined the medical team confirmed it was pulmonary adenocarcinoma, &quot;as suspected by pre-operative tests&quot;, the Vatican said.  It said that the pontiff, who is generally thought to be fit, had no symptoms of infection or illness.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Rainsford at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has had surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin. The 71-year-old underwent a 90 minute operation on Tuesday at Rome&#8217;s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. 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