The Vatican said that Pope Leo
Pope Leo, 71 years old, was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome earlier today to undergo surgery to remove a tumor in his lung that doctors discovered during a recent medical examination.
The Vatican said, in a medical statement, that the surgery that was performed on Tuesday took about 90 minutes and was successful without any complications. The Pope woke up naturally and went to rest in his hospital room.
In response to a question about whether there were any indications that the cancer had spread further, a Vatican source said that additional tests were currently being conducted.
With this operation, the Pope has entered the hospital for the first time since assuming the papacy on May 8, 2025.
The Pope greeted the crowd of 1.4 billion Catholics upon his arrival at Gemili Hospital shortly after one o'clock in the afternoon, where he will stay for about a week.
The Pope announced during his Sunday sermon in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican that doctors discovered the tumor "at a very early stage" during recent medical examinations.
The Pope added: “The doctors saw that surgical intervention was the most appropriate option, and based on their advice, I decided to undergo surgery to remove a tumor” in the lung.
This transparency is unusual in the Vatican, where information related to the health of popes has traditionally been subject to strict secrecy, despite the efforts of his Argentine predecessor, Francis, who died in April 2025, to establish more openness.
The Holy See announced that the Supreme Pontiff's recovery period may take about a week.
All of his appointments until October 20 were cancelled, including a large mass that was scheduled for Wednesday, at the conclusion of a global meeting on the family, in which the new dean of cardinals, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, will act on his behalf.
The American Pope will stay in a private wing on the top floor of Gemili Hospital, equipped with a small chapel, a kitchen, and a meeting room for the medical staff.
The Chicago-born Pope enjoys generally good health, and loves sports, especially tennis, which he continues to practice regularly.
Polish prosecutors announced on Tuesday that homemade explosives were found in the apartment of a 66-year-old man accused of planning to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kuciniak-Kamish.
Public Prosecution Office spokesman Piotr Skiba told reporters that Polish authorities found “about a dozen items” in the man’s home, following his arrest on Sunday.
He added: “It turned out to be homemade explosive materials,” according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse.
Skiba pointed out that the authorities found a stun grenade containing metal balls that were likely “explosive devices similar to hand grenades that release shrapnel.”
He added that the suspect, identified as Kshestov N. He also sought to recruit people who owned weapons to cooperate with him.
Ksheshetov was charged with nine charges, including “planning to overthrow the state authorities.”
The man did not admit to the charges against him, and refused to provide any clarifications.
If convicted, the accused may face a prison sentence ranging from two to 15 years.
A Polish court is scheduled to decide on Wednesday whether to keep him in detention.
Poland, a member of NATO and the European Union and located on the eastern flank of both, is on heightened alert following a wave of stabbing attacks that the country has witnessed recently.
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a video on the “X” platform, on Tuesday, that Ukraine did not receive any prior warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile attack targeting the capital, Kiev, during which 5 missiles hit civilian infrastructure.
Zelensky did not specify the partners he was talking about. He described the bombing that targeted the city as “despicable,” stressing that receiving intelligence information from Ukraine’s partners regarding such ballistic missile attacks “helps save lives, which is a very important issue,” according to the Associated Press.
At the White House, US President Donald Trump told reporters that the United States has not stopped sharing intelligence information with Ukraine, saying that America continues to do so in the hope of ending the war.
Zelensky's comments came days after Trump made strong criticism of him, including statements that it was time for a new president in Ukraine, and that Zelensky had not done enough to end the war. The criticism may mark the lowest point in their relationship since their disastrous Oval Office meeting in February 2025.
The Ukrainian president said that Russia had launched attacks on Ukraine using more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.
Zelensky added, on Tuesday, that Ukraine did not launch attacks on Russian oil refineries or other energy facilities during the two days that followed Trump's announcement of the alleged ceasefire agreement on the energy infrastructure in both Russia and Ukraine.
Zelensky criticized Moscow for what he described as Russian attacks on energy facilities and vital infrastructure in Ukraine during the period following Trump's announcement.
“These are absolutely clear indicators that they do not intend to stop launching attacks on Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
