«The doctors found a nodule in my lung in its initial state and well localized. The doctors deemed it appropriate to intervene and so, following their advice, I decided to have surgery to remove it. The surgery is already scheduled for the next few days.” The Pope announced it at the Angelus.
«The surgery is scheduled for the first days of next week and the expected post-operative hospitalization time is about a week». This is what Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni specifies after the Pope’s announcement. According to what we learn, he should be operated on at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. The hospitalization could be on Tuesday. At the moment his agenda remains unchanged, apart from immediate appointments next week. The apostolic journey scheduled for November would also be confirmed at the moment.
The Pope also confirmed his visit to Peru. At the moment the trip to South America is on the agenda from November 6th to 17th. Greeting the Peruvians in St. Peter’s Square, in procession for the “Senor de los milagros”, Leone said: «Thank you for your prayers for the pastoral visit that I will make to Peru».