Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery for small growth on lung
Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it, in the first health scare of the 71-year-old pontiff’s tenure.
The late Pope Francis, Leo’s predecessor, died at age 88 and was increasingly frail in his later years.
The Vatican press office said Leo’s recovery from surgery was expected to take about a week.
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