# Mass held in Vatican City for Pope Leo’s recovery

https://mins.news/en/video/99322

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 07:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROkm1R3GUA

> Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle leads a Mass in St Peter’s Square while Pope Leo is hospitalized for lung surgery. Special prayers are planned for the pontiff’s health. The Vatican said he was diagnosed with lung cancer after part of his right lung was removed on October 13, with tissue tests identifying lung adenocarcinoma.

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