DDD 859: Pope Leo XIV recovery “as expected” from lung surgery + Headlines
Oct 14, 2026 · 27 min · 13 segments
John discuses the Pope's recovery situation from lung surgery, an Ilhan update and more. Become a supporter of this podcast…
Oct 14, 2026 · 27 min · 13 segments
John discuses the Pope's recovery situation from lung surgery, an Ilhan update and more. Become a supporter of this podcast…
Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis brings uncertainty to the Vatican, 59 minutes ago by Washington Post.
[sniffs] BBC's headline is Pope's family going through a lot as brother also undergoes cancer treatment, Life says.
Holy See Press Office says-- Holy See Press Office says the night passed calmly for the Pope at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Pope Leo XIV underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray Wednesday following s-sur-surgery to remove a small nodule on his lung, with his recovery going as expected, the Vatican announced.
The development comes after the Holy See Press Office said the night passed calmly for the Pope at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
The 71-year-old pontiff on Tuesday underwent thoracic surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, with doctors confirming he had lung adeno-adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office.
This morning, the Holy Father underwent the blood test and chest X-ray scheduled after surgery.
The results confirm that his po-pulse per-postoperative recovery is progressing normally.
The values are within the expected range for the type of operation performed, it attributed Dr. Luigi Carbon and Professor Stefano Margar-Margarotora as saying.
The Holy Father has undergone respiratory physiotherapy and has begun walking around his room.
He has resumed eating normally and had breakfast and lunch, their statement added.
The Pope's diagnosis was confirmed through a tissue examination conductings-- conducted during the operation, consistent with findings from preoperative tests, the Vatican said.
The Pope spent approximately three hours in the operating room, although the surgery itself lasted about 90 minutes.
Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis brings uncertainty to the Vatican, 59 minutes ago by Washington Post.
[sniffs] BBC's headline is Pope's family going through a lot as brother also undergoes cancer treatment, Life says.
Holy See Press Office says-- Holy See Press Office says the night passed calmly for the Pope at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Pope Leo XIV underwent blood tests and a chest X-ray Wednesday following s-sur-surgery to remove a small nodule on his lung, with his recovery going as expected, the Vatican announced.
The development comes after the Holy See Press Office said the night passed calmly for the Pope at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
The 71-year-old pontiff on Tuesday underwent thoracic surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, with doctors confirming he had lung adeno-adenocarcinoma, a form of lung cancer, according to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office.
This morning, the Holy Father underwent the blood test and chest X-ray scheduled after surgery.
The results confirm that his po-pulse per-postoperative recovery is progressing normally.
The values are within the expected range for the type of operation performed, it attributed Dr. Luigi Carbon and Professor Stefano Margar-Margarotora as saying.
The Holy Father has undergone respiratory physiotherapy and has begun walking around his room.
He has resumed eating normally and had breakfast and lunch, their statement added.
The Pope's diagnosis was confirmed through a tissue examination conductings-- conducted during the operation, consistent with findings from preoperative tests, the Vatican said.
The Pope spent approximately three hours in the operating room, although the surgery itself lasted about 90 minutes.
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