# Pope Leo’s recovery from surgery to remove a lower lobe of his lung is progressing as expected. The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of lung cancer, during a 90-minute surgery in Rome on Tuesday, during which doctors removed the lower lobe of one of his lungs. His doctors say Pope Leo was able to walk around his quarters in the hospital and eat breakfast and lunch. The pontiff is expected to remain in the hospital for about a week as he recovers.
Doctors say Pope Leo’s recovery from surgery is progressing as expected