The Pope will be hospitalized tomorrow at noon to undergo surgery for the nodule in his lung

Pope Leo XIV will be hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome this Tuesday at noon to undergo surgery on the nodule that was discovered in his lung, sources from the Vatican press office reported today and Efe reports.

The nodule in a lung will require surgery after being discovered during "a routine check," as the 71-year-old pontiff explained yesterday. "During some checkups, the doctors found a circumscribed nodule in my lung. It is in a very initial phase and well located," he added.

The operation to remove the nodule was scheduled for the next few days and will mean that he will remain hospitalized for a week, as confirmed yesterday by the Holy See. "In response to journalists' questions, I can specify that the intervention is scheduled for the first days of next week and that the expected postoperative hospitalization time is approximately one week," the Vatican spokesperson, Matteo Bruni, indicated this morning in a brief communication.

The Vatican press office also stated that "the pope continues this Monday with the planned activities." This Monday's agenda is confirmed with several meetings without the exact date of the intervention being known yet, which will be less than a month before his apostolic trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, scheduled for November 6 to 17. The Vatican press office has not yet canceled any audiences or religious services, including those scheduled for next week. Today's audience with the Circolo San Pietro, which appears on the website of the diocese of Rome, remains confirmed for the moment.