Pope Leo spent ‘tranquil night’ in hospital after cancer surgery, Vatican says

Pope Leo is being treated in the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Pope Leo XIV spent a tranquil night in the Gemelli hospital in Rome following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and a confirmed cancer diagnosis, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Vatican said more information would be provided later in the day.

Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said late on Tuesday in a medical bulletin after the surgery.

It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests and was confirmed during surgery.