NYT > World News Pope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know Par : Elisabetta Povoledo · Laura Chung and Karla Adam 16 octobre 2026 à 09:10 Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital three days after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule. © Vatican Media, via ReutersPope Leo celebrating Mass in a room at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday.