FEEDBACK With Dan Holzman (October 14, 2026)

All right, Pope Leo XIV, by now you probably heard, underwent a s- a pretty serious operation yesterday in Rome.

Removed a small nodule on his lung.

The Pope, 71, said that, uh, the doctors confirmed that he does have lung cancer, uh, that he had, he-- that he had lung cancer.

I guess perhaps that's no longer the present tense.

The Pope spent about three hours in the operating room.

The surgery lasted about an hour and a half, no complications.

Pope Leo, before the surgery, said doctors found a small lump in the lung.

It was identified very early and is very well situated.

Bit of a surprise because the Pope is in pretty good shape, very active, swims a lot, plays tennis a lot.

But again, this just goes to show why you need to be proactive when it comes to your health, and especially cancer.

If this would've been ignored, it could be a totally different story.

But apparently, uh, the Pope, they caught it early enough, they think, from all indications at least now, that he's gonna make a full recovery.

It'll be interesting to see.

He's supposed to make a trip November 6th through the 17th to South America, Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

Unclear whether the Pope will actually be able to do that.

All right, Pope Leo XIV, by now you probably heard, underwent a s- a pretty serious operation yesterday in Rome.

Removed a small nodule on his lung.

The Pope, 71, said that, uh, the doctors confirmed that he does have lung cancer, uh, that he had, he-- that he had lung cancer.

I guess perhaps that's no longer the present tense.

The Pope spent about three hours in the operating room.

The surgery lasted about an hour and a half, no complications.

Pope Leo, before the surgery, said doctors found a small lump in the lung.

It was identified very early and is very well situated.

Bit of a surprise because the Pope is in pretty good shape, very active, swims a lot, plays tennis a lot.

But again, this just goes to show why you need to be proactive when it comes to your health, and especially cancer.

If this would've been ignored, it could be a totally different story.

But apparently, uh, the Pope, they caught it early enough, they think, from all indications at least now, that he's gonna make a full recovery.

It'll be interesting to see.

He's supposed to make a trip November 6th through the 17th to South America, Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

Unclear whether the Pope will actually be able to do that.