罗马和伦敦——教皇利奥十四世周日表示，在医生发现他的肺部有一个结节后，他计划在“未来几天”接受手术。
“最近在一些检查中，医生在我的肺部发现了一个界限分明的结节，”这位71岁的教皇在梵蒂冈使徒宫的窗口露面时说，他俯瞰着阳光明媚的圣彼得广场。“它是在非常初始的阶段被发现的，并且被很好地本地化。医生认为这是干预的最佳时机。”
梵蒂冈新闻办公室随后在一份声明中表示，手术定于本周“早些时候”，并补充说，“术后住院时间预计约为一周。”
教皇被安排在罗马的盖梅利医院接受手术，这是包括利奥在内的教皇们常用的主要医疗机构马上前任，教皇方济各，谁2025年去世享年88岁。
利奥是芝加哥人，也是美国第一任教皇，他的前任是红衣主教罗伯特·普雷沃斯特选举2025年5月教会第267任教皇。
在利奥周日宣布他将接受手术之前，他在问候广场上的人群时，问候了一个秘鲁天主教团体，并说：“谢谢你为我将对秘鲁进行的使徒访问祈祷。”
利奥正式计划于11月6日至17日访问乌拉圭、阿根廷和秘鲁。他周日的言论似乎表明，他仍打算前往这些国家．
意大利总理乔尔吉亚·梅洛尼（Giorgia Meloni）在一份意大利语声明中表示，她和她的政府对“未来几天面临严峻考验的教皇”表示声援。
“在今天的祈祷仪式上，他平静而平静地谈论这件事，这给了我们很大的安慰，”梅洛尼说。＂我相信意大利人民也一定会给予支持和关爱。＂
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodule discovered on his lung， he says
ROME and LONDON -- Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to undergo surgery in the ＂next few days＂ after doctors found a nodule on his lung， he said on Sunday．
＂Recently during some check ups doctors found a circumscribed nodule in my lung，＂ the pontiff， 71， said during an appearance at the window of the Vatican＇s Apostolic Palace， overlooking a sunny St． Peter’s Square． ＂It was found in a very initial phase and well localized． The doctors think it is opportune to intervene．＂
The Vatican press office said in a statement shortly afterward that the procedure was scheduled for ＂early＂ this week， adding that the ＂expected length of the postoperative hospital stay is about one week．＂
The pope is scheduled to be operated on in Rome＇s Gemelli Hospital， the primary medical facility commonly used by popes， including Leo＇simmediatepredecessor， Pope Francis， whodied in 2025at the age of 88．
Leo， a Chicago native and the first American pope， who was previously Cardinal Robert Prevost， waselectedthe church＇s 267th pontiff in May 2025．
Before Leo announced on Sunday that he will be operated on， and while greeting the groups present in the square， he greeted a Peruvian Catholic group and said， ＂Thank you for your prayer for my apostolic visit that I will make to Peru．＂
Leo is officially scheduled to make a trip to Uruguay， Argentina and Peru between Nov． 6 and 17． His remark on Sunday appeared to indicate he still intended to travel to those countries．
Giorgia Meloni， the Italian prime minister， said in a statement in Italian that she and her government were expressing solidarity ＂with the Holy Father as he faces the ordeal ahead in the coming days．＂
＂The serenity and calm with which he spoke about it during today＇s Angelus are a source of comfort to us，＂ Meloni said． ＂I am certain that the Italian people， too， will not fail to offer their support and affection．＂
