Praying for Pope Leo

On October 11, Pope Leo announced during his Angelus address that his doctors found a “small, localized nodule” in his lung. Detected at the early stage, Pope Leo’s doctors advised him to undergo surgery to remove it. On October 13, Pope Leo arrived at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he underwent surgery in the afternoon. EWTN is releasing live updates.

1:00 PT: The Holy See has announced the nodule was cancerous: “The intraoperative frozen-section examination confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma [a type of non-small cell lung cancer], as suspected from preoperative tests.”

11am PT: Update from Vatican News: “The surgery was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room.”

O Most Holy Mary, Health of the Sick, you know the severity of pain and the depth of human suffering.

Comfort those who are ill and grant them patience in their trials.

Intercede for Pope Leo, that he may be restored to health or granted the spiritual grace necessary to endure this affliction for the love of Christ.

Amen.