# Pope Leo has revealed that he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung. The 71-year-old made the announcement to those gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus prayer on Sunday. Pope Leo says the nodule was detected at a very early stage and is well-defined. The Vatican says the expected length of recovery in hospital is about one week. A lung nodule is a small mass of dense tissue in the lung, and most are non-cancerous.
Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove an early-stage lung nodule