Pope Leo, the Pope of the Vatican, announced today, Sunday, the discovery of a small nodule in his lungs during recent medical examinations, confirming that the condition was detected at a very early stage and is under control.
The pope mentioned during the Sunday sermon in front of a crowd in St. Peter's Square, in a statement covered by a news video agency, that doctors discovered the pulmonary nodule at an early stage, indicating that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove it.
The pope stated, according to the statements attributed to him: "Recently, during medical examinations, doctors detected a small nodule in my lungs, which was discovered at a very early stage, and the matter is completely under control."
The statements did not provide additional details regarding the nature of the nodule or the results of other medical examinations.