Pope Leo has been diagnosed with cancer after part of his lung was removed.
The Pontiff, 71, went in for a 90-minute surgery this morning after a lesion was found on his chest.
The Vatican confirmed on Tuesday night the nodule had been removed, but tests had found it was cancerous.
Leo was in the operating room for around three hours, a spokesman said.
He added that the operation was successful and that there were no complications.
After the surgery, Pope Leo XIV woke up normally and returned to his room on the tenth floor of the hospital.
The surgery requires a week-long hospital stay and the
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