Pope Leo's recovery from surgery will take about a week, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV's recovery from surgery to remove a lung nodule will take about a week, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See's press service.

"The estimated post-operative recovery time in hospital will be about a week," Bruni told reporters.

As reported by the Vatican News portal, the operation is planned for the first days of next week and will take place at the Gemelli clinic in Rome.

On Sunday, Dad Leo announced that he will undergo surgery for a pulmonary nodule that was discovered at an early stage, with intervention scheduled for the coming days. Speaking to believers at the end of the traditional Sunday sermon, he said that, on the recommendations of doctors, he decided to undergo surgery to remove the formation.