Pope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know NYT > World News di: Elisabetta Povoledo · Laura Chung and Karla Adam 16 Ottobre 2026 ore 15:10 Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital three days after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule. © Vatican Media, via ReutersPope Leo celebrating Mass in a room at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday.