# Pope Leo XIV has a ‘good night’ in hospital after lung surgery, Vatican says

https://mins.news/en/item/101057

- euronews, 2026-10-15 08:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/pope-leo-xiv-has-good-night-in-hospital-after-lung-surgery-vatican-says

> The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV had a “good night” in hospital after undergoing surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. It disclosed that the growth was cancerous and that surgeons removed part of his right lung.

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