FACTBOX-What is lung adenocarcinoma, the cancer diagnosed in Pope Leo?

Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung during surgery on Tuesday the Vatican said Here are some facts about the disease
Read the full report on Devdiscourse
Story file
- Section
- Health
- Topics
- Health alerts
- First reported by
- Devdiscourse
- Reporter
- reuters
- Published
- Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 12:25 pm IST
- Coverage
- One outlet so far
How this page works. The Headline Update lists this report from Devdiscourse with a short summary and a link to the original. The original reporting and photograph belong to the publisher. Spotted an error in our summary? Tell our corrections desk.

