Vatican City (ANTARA) \u2013 Pope Leo XIV has announced that he will\nundergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule.<\/p>\n
A pulmonary nodule is a small, round or oval growth of tissue in the\nlungs measuring less than three centimetres in diameter.<\/p>\n
The Pope made the announcement in person before thousands of\nworshippers gathered for the Angelus prayer at the Vatican on\nSunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoctors found a small nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very\nearly stage and is well localised,\u201d Pope Leo XIV said, according to a\nreport by the Holy See\u2019s official news portal, Vatican News.<\/p>\n
The Pope said his medical team recommended the procedure to prevent\nfurther complications, and that he had decided to follow the doctors\u2019\nadvice.<\/p>\n
The surgery is scheduled to take place at Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic\nHospital in Rome.<\/p>\n
He also expressed gratitude for the spiritual support he had received\nand asked the faithful to pray for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am grateful for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to\nyour prayers,\u201d said the leader of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
In response to questions from journalists, Matteo Bruni, director of\nthe Holy See Press Office, confirmed that the procedure was scheduled\nfor early this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe surgery is scheduled for the first few days of the week, and\nrecovery is expected to take around one week,\u201d Bruni said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-lung-surgery-in-rome-1791741051", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }